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VOLUME XL. COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1850. NUMBER 5 , 1 5') . 1 SiS , 1 00 PUHMBHKD FVKRV TUESDAY MORN1NO BY HUOTT dV BAHttOM OmCK SOUTH-EAST COSNKB OF HIOH ST. AND SVOAB ALI.BV. rnmitltf Invnrlahlv In advance. vVpelnv poriumam In Columbus ??f! Oul of the city ) by mail, slnglo Too nbi of four and upwards. To i nbaof ten ami upwards, to one address.... llsily, -.;iion Tri-VVnvJUv. du Weekly du., To club of live and upward! ,u Tlw Jnurtinl ii aim published Daily and Tri-Weekly during the year i Daily per annum, ly mail, $ft ; Trl-Weekly, Vt. Hate of Advertising-Weekly Pnper. fni(UHr, lOUnei or lew, one insertion ,, I" " Harhailditinua) " u ' 1 inoi.lh t, H H o ' 1 1 ,i M 3 00 .. 5 oo .. m in 4i 8 00 JHJ W l IM) , ft 00 ....35 00 AO 00 1 il II H H m 1(H) WW Other panel not provided for, charf sable in conformity with the above rates. , , .. . Alllcadi-dadwtiiflinenUtobechnrgedDotleiithan double the above rntei, and nteaiured ai if lolld. Adrrrtisements on the insldo exclusively, to bo charged at the. rate of SO per cent, in advance on the abovn ratal. " " chaafeablfl monthly, per annum. . Htandliig card, one snunra or leu, " Vt column.clmngi'ahlequiuiflrly," " u, ,r .i TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1820. Mr. lie n Ion nnd Mr. Webster. It ii a matter or considerable curiosity to observe how tho reputation of eminent public men it from time to limo affected by popular cnju ico. Fortune, during the present session of Congress hai played nne of her most remarkable freaks with the two names lit the head of this article, so far at least as reputation among the anti-slavery parties of the country is concerned. Mr. Wkbsteii declared his continued opposition to the extension of slavery, but avowed his opinion that the Wiluiot Proviso whi unnecessary and useless, to far us the territory in dispute could be affected by it. Mr. Bkntox declared theWilinot Proviso a mallernf "goats' wool" and the controversy a controversy about until. ins,. In this respect they exactly agreed, except that Mr. Webster all the time avowed his determination to oppose the extension of slavery, wherever and whenever there wns danger of its externum). Mr. Beutuu limited bis promise of opposition to ihe question indi pule. Then rami) the Compromise bill, ami both ad. ised the introduction of separate measures; but, the bill being poised, Mr. Webiier waived his objections io form, nnd supported it. Mr. Benton announced bis willingness to support every measure iti the bill if of lered separately, but would not support the in together. In Ibis respect they did not differ B particle nt to 4ubaiauce or principle, but only as to the extent to which it wan respectively extedieiit to persist in their ippoiition to the mere form of proceeding. Mr. Ben ton openly denounced the Wilmot Proviso opposed i he abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia aud spoke with complacency of his ownership of slaves: md yet Mr. Benton is lauded to the skies for his heroic ehavioriu maintaining cause of human rights. Surely more remarkable instance of popular caprice ran icarrcly be found. We praitod Mr. Benton, became we thouglit ho deserved it, but it did not follow that Mr. Webster should be disowned. If opposition to slavery wero to be taken as thu chief test of merit, ei-her the past history or recent course of the two men, would prove Mr. Webster far very far in advance ut Mr. Benton. Hunks or No lliink More Dodging-. The Medina Democrat, the organ of the Unb-rrilied of that county, attempts toeva.lt the issue made by the party in Ohio, ut follows : " The effort being made by many of the leading Whig, journals, to patch up the rottenness of the Ohio Banks, by charging the democracy with being opposed to any thing oilier than a puro specie currency, we protest again it. II we understand the pnsitioti of the Ohio Democracy, it is opposition to the system of bank, ing now in use in the State, because it is founded in injustice, and operates In the advantage of a lew rather than benefitting the many." We trust the Whips of that set tiou u ill jermit no such base swindle In go down without exposure. We desire that the people of Ohio may wulk right square up to the mark, ami vote with theii eyes open on the question for or against the exclusive hard. Our opponents huve made thitnue of the issue of this campaigu. They have embodied il prominently in their State Convention resolutions, ami have retried il us a proposed feature in the now Constitution of the Slate. We cannot escape the issue. We liuve no desire to escape it. We euy to the people, if you wile for Judge Wood you vote lor a man pledged iu favor of the hard. So your vote will be regard, d by him and by the world. If you really desire this result, if yno seek to destroy nil money other than gold and silver, if yoii desire to bring the piictrt of articles and of laltnr down to the hard money alamliird, then of course vote for Wood. Von will be understood. But if you do not deaire these things, then yon must turf vote for him, or the democraticnominees. We design to expose all such attempt at dodging as the above. They are a disgrace to the paper that con. tains them, and a swindle on the community. Theed-itor knowt better. He knows he it falsifying. Whigs of Medina, dun'i permit this swindles win Southern Protect about C aliloi niu. Ten of the slavery propagandist Senators have signed a protest against the passage of the Senate bill for the luimiajtiou of California. Below we give the dcuuieul in full. It will be perceived tliut nine of them ure Lo-L'nlocos, and one of them bun sometime been consid ered a sort of Whig. We ure glad he has no Whig company n ibis trip. The document will be read with interest by the people of Ohio: Mr. Hunter presented n nrotest simiiisl the DiotsuL'e of the bill for the udmismon of California, a copy of uicu we insert, with the names signed thereto : We, thu undersigned Senators, deeolv inn tressed with the importance of the occasion, uml with a solemn sense ol the ri-ionsibiliiy under which we nre acting, resieeifully submit (he following protest tiKiiiust the bill admitting California as a Suite into this Union, and request that it mnv be entered unon the iouriml of the Senate. We feel that it is not euoiifdi lo have resisted in debute ulone, a bill so fraught with mischief to WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21,1850. Banking. We staled in our former niticle, called out by the re-th.rt of ihr Constitution! Convention Commit tee. ih it the abolition of all bnukiil would great V reduce the puce of laud and personal pnqNTty, and be a tireat Leo lit to lite mass of the people. t'i. Ntmparni. Nodoubt at all ubottt the tint pnHsiiiou. Hani money aloue onld (really reduce the value of all kinds ot ppqierty. But would it reduce oar debtit Would thtise who h;ipn Ui owe a given sum of money for fauns Su:t bo beiieliiieilT On the contrary, would not thousand, am) tens of thousands be mbtoiWft RUIN-RIH The rich mun, who hoMfconds, mites, mortgages, &c. for dollnra nnd cents, would sutler mo reduction. On the contrary, he Co lid enforce his demauda witktmi rrduciton, and then turn round and buy the poor debtor's property nt half prier! Would'nt this be nice! Would'ni this mnke a jubilee for laod aharka. and spec-ulators, and rnpiialists. The asst'rtiou that this prooaed LKofico reform would benefit the niasn if ibe penplc, depends upon whether the mass of the people are rirh, and are oui of debt, and are non nnlnetr$. If the mass of the far mers of Ohio prefer low prices to high, they cmi have them, by jusl voting I ho .ocofocn ticket tliia fall. Thut " benefit " will bo sure to nniie. AdmUtttoii or Uilirornlu. In the Senate those who voted for the bill weret Messrs. Buldwin, Beil, Bmton, Bradbury, Blight, Cass, Chase, Coor, Davis of Mnitarhuselts, li km-son, Do.lue of Wiwn-in, Dodpe ot Iowa. IhHiglas, Kwiug. I -Mi. (ireeue. Mile, H.imlin. HoMtton, Miller, Nnrris, Tht lM, Swtinl. hielila, Smith, Sprmanee, Hiur-geon, t miertKwd, Uplmm, Wale. Walker, Winthmp. WhiUomli X, Those who voteil agiiml it: Messrs. Atchimi, Baiuwell, Berrieu, Butler, Clem fiii, Davii of Mi-., Dawson, Ihiwn. Koote, Hunter, King, Mnson, Morton. Trait, Knsk, SebaslUu, Soule, Turuey, Vulee. 1)1. The votes from the shiveholdiug Suite iu Balic Iik at the uayai W whig votes, and fijlten Iocouko vote. Kmni the slave States, Messrs. Benton and Houston were the only locoforo that ventured lo go for the bill: while on the whig side, Measr. Bell, Snruauce, Waleaaud Underwood, all from alave States, voteil for it. The whig vote from Ibe South was etptal-tw divide-1, flMtr for and four attains! it t while Ihe loco- toco vote from the South stood two for it and Jit against it. The hare relerem e to tlie above list and lha tAtetiteut of these fact will carry with ihem their own romuteuis to the American people. It shows which arty is, at Barfs-. In favor of this measure. the Union uud the States which wu represent, the resource of aigument which we possessed, but thut it is also due to ourselves, the people whose inter- cms nave ueen entrusted to our care, una to posterity, which even iu its most distant eeneratioiiH nmy feel it coliaequeuce, to leave iu whatever form may be most solemu and enduring, a memorial of this opposition which we huve made to this measure, and of the rea sons by which wu have been governed, upon the pngea ol a journal, which the Constitution requires to be kept so long as the Senate may have an ex isieuce, we desire to place the reusous iijiou which we are willing to be juugeu uy generations living ana yet to come, lor our opposition to a bill whose consequences nmy be so durable and portentous as to make it an object of deep interest to all who may come alter us. We have dissented trom this bill because it give thu sanction of luw, and thus imparts validity to the unauthorized action of a purtiou of the inhnbitauts of California, by which au odious discrimination is made against the properly of the fifteen slaveliuldiug States ot the Union, who ace thut deprived of that po.-itiou of quality which the Constitution so manifestly desittu. and which constitutes the only suro ami s uple found a uou on which in is union can repose. Becuuse the right of the slaveholdiug States to a common and equal enjoyment of the territory of the i-won na nee n iieieuud, by a system ol measures, whu h without the uuthority of precedent of law or of the Constitution, were manifestly contrived for thut purpose, and which Cultures must sanction and adoot. should this bill become a law. In sanctioning thi sys tem 01 measures, tins uovcrnment win admit, ilmt the iulmhitnntit of its territories, whether ponnaiient or transient, whether lawfully or unlawfully occupying the same may form a State without ihe previous authority of law, without even the partial security of a territorial orituuizatiou formed bv Coiinrens. without any legal ceusu or other efficient evidence of their possesaiug the number ol cilizeus uecessary to authorize the representation which they may claim, without any of those safe-guards about the ballot box which can only be provided by law, and which are necessary 10 ascertain ine true sense or a people. It will ndmit too that Congress having refused to provide a Government except upou Ihe condition of excluding slavery by law, the Executive branch of this Government lnuv ut it own discretion invite such inhabitants to meet in Convention under such rules as it or its agents may pit-acnua, uou 10 term a coutiiiuiion atiectiu not only their own rights but those also of fifteen States of th confederacy, by including territory with thu purpose of excluding ihoae States, from enjoyment, and without regard to the natural fitness of boundary or nuv of tli consideration which should properly determine the mum 01 n oiaie. 11 win also admit thai tlie convention thus called into existence by the Executive may otf nam uy oho, out 01 me minis 01 ine united elates, without the sanction of Contrieas, iu violation not oulv of the plain oroviiious of the Constitution, but of those principles ut obvious projierty which would forbid any act calculated to make thut convention dependent upon it ; und last hut not least, in the series of measures which this Government must adopt and sanction iu passing this bill is the release of the authority of tlie Uni- leu states ny ine hxeculive alone to a Government thu formed, and not presenting even sufficient ere. tleure of in having the assent of a majority of the people fur whom it was designed. With n view of all iheso consideration! the undersigned are constrained to believe tlmt this Government could never be brought to admit a Stale present ine itself under nich circumstan ce if it were not for tin purpose of excluiliuE the noo- pie of the alaveholding States from all opportunity of arming wmi uieir property ill inai territory. oecause to vote lor a mil passed under such circum-taucei would be to aureoto a nrincinle which mav ex clude forever hereafter, as it does now, the Ntatea which we tenresent, from all enjoy men t of the common territory of the Union : a principle which destroy the rights ol their constituents, ihe equality of their rtiates in the confederacy, the equal dignity of those whom they represent a men and citizen! hi the eye of the law, and their equal title to the protection of the Government and the constitution. Because nil the propositions have lieen rejected hirh have been made to attnin either n recocuitinu of the right of the slave holding state to a common enjoyment of all the territory ot the United States, or to a lair division or Ihe territory proposed lo be bn ught in as the State of C a I i torn in. But, Instly we dissent from this bill, and oemuly protest ngainst its passu ge, because in sanctioning mensure so rout raj y to fnrm'T precedents, to obvious (xdicv, to ihe spirit and interest of the Constitution ol the United Ntute tor the purpose of excluding ihe slavehohling States from the territory thu to be erect-mi into a state, this government iu i-H'eet declares that the exclusion of slavery from ibe territory of the Uni ted Slates, j an object m high and iniortnnt as to jus-lily a disregard not only of nil the principles of sound policy, but aim of ihe constitution itself. Against this conclusion we must now and forever protest, as it is destructive of the safety and liberties of Ihose whose right have been committed to our care, fatal to Ihe eace and equality of the States, which we represent, and must lead, if persisted in, to the dissolution of that confederacy iu which theslave holding States have never sought more than equality iu which they will not be content to remain with less. J. M. MASON, v: R.M.T.MUNTKK, V,r"'-A. BUTI.EH, u H. B. BAIINWKI.I., J- C.ra.liim. II I,. Tt llNKY, Tennessee. I' IKK UK SOULE, Louisiana. JEKKKHSUN DAVIS, Mississippi. DAVID H. ATCHISON, Mioonri. JACKSON MOKTON, ( ... D. L. Yl'LKK, ,hnr,,,a-8enatt Chamber, ) ihth, IH.'.O. S The Position of tbe Democracy In Re- lution to the Texas and New Mexico Difficulty. Tho Washington Union is the special organ for the Locofoco party of tbe United States. It was the organ of Mr. Polk. It advocated the annexation of Texas. It advocated and defeuded the Mexican war It takes the same ground with th.- Statesman, the organ of the Ohio Democracy, that Texas is entitled to the whole of the territory in dispute east of the Rio Grande. In n late article it prove conclusively that tlie Polk administration regarded the Texan claim a valid, and that if the people had continued them in power tlie whole of the disputed territory would have been turned -over to Texu and slavery, In a late lengthy article on this subject, the Union the cniet 10 , Blmg (JJ ,jlfl Brument in favor of Texas, so far i with oil x L .. ...... j r , Angutt l.ri HIWourl Elrrtlon. Our latest accounts from St. Louis, by telegmph, are if the Uhh iml. TIihy report that lour W higiandoue Benton Democrat have lieen elected Iu Congress) as lollowi : John K. Daiby. Whig, lint di.irict. Gilchrist I'm tel. Whig, aevnnd district. .lohn G. Miller, Whig, third district. Charles E Bowman, Whig, fourth district. John S. Thelpa, Benton Democrat, fifth district. Tha returns for member of the legislature are not all iu. So far as rereiwd. the report says that llu W higs, VX Benton Demornttl, and J'J Bllti- Benton Democrat, have been elwd (I AW. Intti. A gain of four member of Congress, and one UuiU d States Senator, milking a uetl ditlrrence of ttn, will do very well for one State. It make a very fair start for a new Congres. Not Bad We lake u thai tha following is gud hit. At all event it rf'ita us tint way. Wa clip it from lha Southern Press t Wa do not ea that Mr. Clay, iu hi Northern tour, M kissing aa heretofore the cpiwiIs of women thai flock lo at him. Wa auppoa ba i sick of trnm-hunnf ((.'orreauooden e ol th Journal.) C'eHgreawlasMl mmA ilslatlve NowtwuUs) Pr( lelanodlBK the laane, Pikrton, Aug. Kith, 1H6D, Ma. Roituh: 1 had thought that ere this I would have sent ynu a few inklings of tho savings and doiitgi by the wuy-iide, of some of the people iu politics, and other thing iu this county and Congressional District We have not at yet held our district convention lor the purpose of nominating a candidate to represent us in the next Congress but will hold il, as doubtless ere this you nreaWHia.ou thc'Jihh inst.,ut this place. This Congressional District is composed, as you will remem ber, of the counties of Kims, Pike, Jackson, Sciuto and Adams, and is now represented by Gen. John L. Tay lor, aud who ia now a cundidate again before (he peo ple for nomination lo the same office- Whoever gets tlie nomination by tlie Whigs in thii district will doubt less be elected if the other couuties iloas well u usu al, Ihcre- ia no mistake a I wilt this. There Is no county in the Statu that the Whig can count upon with as much certniuiy as iu what ihe vote will Ih, as thut of the county of Piki Our representative district lor the State Legislature is composed of Ibis and Adam county a bail chance for a Whig to be elected; but nevertheless, we will have a candidate in tbe field, aud I fuel confident that, notwithstanding there is usually some four hundred Democratic majority iu thia Legislative district, if the Democratic nomine) will make Ibe real issue, which the leading inrmber of that pirly inculcated in the Constitutional Convention at Columbus, he will be defeated iu this district at thu coming election! but he will not dare to do o. Lei any limn, be he who he may, go before ihe peoplo of thia district, with the un disKUiM-d doctrine which Ihe majority of that parly seek to engraft into the new C nslitutioii and force upou the eople of tha Slate of Ohio, in relation lo the banking ayatein, aud he is at once deleuted. Let him go forth, and say lo tlie people, in the simple and plain lunguage thai would be engrafted in Ihe Constitution, if it were lo ims in tho way they desire il to pas, that he it opposed to any, aud all banking whatever, and i in favor of a clause in the new Coutilutioii which wi prohibit forever auy banking in Ohio, he will, like ihe old fanner's pig, at the meeting of tbe next Legislature come up missing. Bui now, Mr. Editor, let me any 10 you, uetoro tin y (tlie Loco) make any nomination in this district, that he nominee will uoi any that lie It in liivor ol, or op- d to banks; but will say, a usually they do s Polk government wa concerned, aa follows. We ask a careful reading of it : A to the civil government on which Mr. Webster lays so much itreii, we humbly conceive that it has no effect in depriving: (be State of Texas of the "pos session " of Santa Fe, obtained for her by the army of the United States. That government, as Mr. Webiter now admits, wa demanded by extreme necessity. It derived lie validity, not trom the legislature ol the nation, nut from the authority of .lame K. Polk, ui commander- in-chief of the urmy of the United Stales an authority which he never pretended he had a right to exercise except when hostilities were pending. Mr. Polk's authority, as commander-in-chief, gave validity to that government, and Mr. Polk, by virtue of tho same uf-ce, could withdraw that validity, and destroy it. But did he so? Did he take from it the power to hold "possession" of territory! And, above all, did he take from it the power to keep "possession" of Santa Fe, adverse to the claim of Texas f To all these questions we answer emphatically iu tho affirmative. Mr. Polk did take from tho provisional government of Santa Fe the right to hold "possession" of the territory; and he did most expressly torhid (he military officers stationed at Santa Fe to maintain auy ' possession" adverse to (hat of Texas. The creator destroyed its creature; und it is now too late for Mr. Webster to attempt to resuscitate it remain, and give it an active and efficient itality. During the Mexican war, Ihe governor ot Texas inquired of Mr. Polk as to the provisional government in New Mexico, in February, 1847, Mr. Polk said in reply : It IS MKIUI.V SUCH auovkhnnknt as must kxist, UMUKR THE LAWS Of PATI0HS AND Or WAR, TO PKKStRVE ORDKR AND PROTECT TUB RIGHTS OF Till; INHABITANTS, AM) WILL CKAAK ON THE CONCLUSION OV A TRKATT OP PEACE WITH MEXICO." Here was a direct pledge from the very man whose authority established the temporary government of Mania re, thai it should cease on the conclusion ol a treaty of peace with Mexico. But this is not all. On the l'Jth of October, 1848, after that treaty teas concluded, Marey sent instructions to the military governor at Santa Fe, from which we make the following extract: " lu regard lo thut part ot what the Mexicans called New Mexico, lying eust of the Rio Grande, the civil authority which Texas has established or may establish there is to be respected, and in no manner whatever interfered with by the military force iu that de partment, otherwise thuii to leud aid on proper occasions in sustaining it." Thus wits the " possession " of the Santa Fe country directly aud positively transferred to the authorities of L-xaa. And thus we leave this subject for the present. What excuse can be urged in favor of Secretary Mar ey' order to the troop, not only not to hinder, but to assist the Texan in their seizure of this territory, except thut the ailuiiuistrutiuii thought the Territory iu dispute belouged to Texas. It they had any other idea. was it proper Ut issue an order for our troops to assist Texas in usurpation f There is a view of this subject that we desire to present, which, to our mind, hus some peculiar interest, It will be remembered that, prior to, and during the war, the cry of the government and its minions all over the laud was, that Texan owned all the Bio Grande, as she hod claimed in her constitution ; thut by annex ation we got all lo that river; that wu were bound to protect Texas iu all to that river. It will be remem-hered that the pompous announcement was made that, " American blood was thed on American soil," and that we must light Mexico because she presumed to tend an uniied force oast nt that river. There wa no ditinc tiou any where niude at thai time between the upper and lower part ol tbe river. We challengn tlie pn dticiiou of auy newspaper or public speech, that made any distinction between the upper or lower part there of. This was so far as the outside public wa concerned. But those in power, Mr. Polk aud hi cabinet, knew thou a welt aa the mas of people know now, that Texu had no pretence of claim to the upper Rio Grande. They know that territory had always belong ed to New Mexico, and that the Texan never set foot on an inch of it except as prisoner of war. Knowing all this, the developments of late years huve shown that Mr, Polk authorized Mr. Black to pay Mexico some jive millions of dollars for all east of the Rio Grande! The despatch lo Mr. Black directly admitted that Texas had uo valid claim to (hat territory. It admitted away all the present case so far as Texu i concerned, because if Toxus had no valid claim in 184(1, when this ilfer was made, it clearly ha none now. True, the government claims it, because, since then, the tame gov ernment ha insisted ou the right of Texa. But I hi, hough it would stop the mouths of Polk or Co., did not really strengthen und assist their right, The point to which we wish to direct attention is, that Secretary Marcy, and the Polk administration, issued an irder to the United States troops, to give the country iu dispute up to Texas, to " ASSIST " Texas in taking possession of the same, when this same government bad admitted in tho despatch to Mr. Black that Texa really hod no valid claims there. Now what caii be said in h fence of this f What hus the Statesman or his man " Randolph " gut to say about it ! I there any other possible excuse except that SLAVERY rRtlrAGAND I NTS wanted ihe territory, and the Locofoco party were willing to give it to them 1 It was ki.own that slavery was abolished there by the laws of Mexico, It wu suspected that the inhabitants there were not desirous for tlie return of the curse. But it wa known thai Texas had established slavery, aud if the territory could be attached lo that Stale the slave propagandists would thus gain so much new territory. Il wot palpably a base pandering to the slave jw-It was au attempt to biko that which was admit ted to be New Mexico, and free territory, nud convert it into slave territory. It was saying to slavery, W admit you do not own an inch of this laud. But you want it for slavery. Lead ou your forces. H, with the troops of the United Slate will LEND AID in transferring all the territory east of the Rio Grande lo vou ! If there is any one act of political treachery ba ser thai) this, then we have not seen it. Yet it is The Knickerbocker, For August, has been on our table for some days, und we Hud this universal favorite just as tine ami juicy ns usual. The table of contents it rich aud varied. But the table to which we always seat ourtelf first, und here we enjoy ourself the best is, the " gossip with readers and correspondents' There is a raciness, u piquancy, a flow of keen wit, mingled with touches of true puthus, thut make up the greatest charm of the page of Old Knick to us. We will give our readers a few extracts from ibis pari men t. Greatlv entertained tonicht. sitting under the arbor ou ihe shore at Rockaway, listening to tbe. ever-sound ing waves, ana watching them as tney uroKe, trom long Hues of dark-green into tumbling masses of whitest foam greatly entertained, at hearing a friend describe perky little man, whom tie had met me day be lore the stage coach coming from Jamaica; 'a nuipy-look- ing, dapper little chap,' he said, ' who was getting out n to gel out ol toe snop. , natty' stylo; his whiskeis mheld bv the Democruuv at Washington, It is mi held by the Ohio Statesman, aud by the Locofoco party all over the land. FREEMEN OF OHIO! LOOK AT THIS PICTURE !! IK down in Ihis part "I the Stale, that he is opposed to, aud in favor of it (banking) at the saute time. He will then uo mi to define what kind of a bank he and his ,rtv are in favor of. and before he gli through, he portrays such a system aa no man ever before heard of but bimeH. and that no sane mau would iaae uooai of stock in, unless ha wish lo throw away Ins money. Aud at last, what does it amount to, nnlv that he is opposed to bunking in any practicable form whatever; uid If so, why doe he not say so to tha people at once, and let ihi perplexing question ba forever mil In rest PLUTARCH. i wns (Itemed in a hud been carefully THURSDAY, EVENING, AUGUST 22, IBIiQ. town to get out of the shop, H ry 'natty stylo curled and oiled; and the tie ot hi summer-cravat looked like the crimped edge of an old lady's colliu- an: so prim, so trim, so fixed to stay in that shape, around ihe neck, over that peacock-breast, us if toruv- iie was apparently much elated, for he was going to spend a few days at Rock away. 1 next saw him walking, simpering, solitary and alone, along the noble uzza oi tue 'raviimn, pausing occasionally under cover of au intervening column in dust ott untight pa ui-leather boots with his (incket-'kerchief j then I met m down here, bis cravat iu perfect preservation, and not a bair disturbed ; aud while the surf was rumbling, swashing, aud crashing at our feet, he opened his mouth uud spake, brushing nil smalt-rimmd beaver inean- winie : 'fine view, oir: seu pleasant; town not; can ou tell me, Sir,' said he, iu a pause of the mighty roar. and smiling dentist icolly, ' if I am not a little out f ah, humph ; that is, don t you think. Sir, that 1 in n little ta, edvawnteof the season, Sir T Ho wns disgusted ulrea- y. Hock a way was not 'ajam;' there were no peo-1 le like himself there; no birds of his feater for him. cotton to,' No wilt in it, withering non-en ti lies, in 1 hite kid gloves, were there in crowds; and so, before I the dinner-bell rang, he was away from Rockaway, polling back to the ' dingy, dieviug town.' ' A friend in Pennsylvania, (who must remember his promise,) writes: 1 heard of a new Bible-reading, in Sunday-school not long since, which somewhat amus ed me. One of the little urchins, after readiug the admonition to love the Lord with all lite ' heart, mind aud strength,' etc.., continued: 'This is a first-rats commandment, and the second is like unto it: Thou shult lovo thy neighbor ns thyself." The boy's version is not so bad, alter all.' Revived a good many pleasant memories to-day, ut wulk along the Crotou aqueduct, to the charming Sunnviide' of Geopphy Crayon. Along where we once so often walked on the same agreeable errand, there have lately sprung up two orthrtw paper vilhiges on bare ground ; ' Deerman,' with it lots fenced in, like new and tenant less grave-yards, invites io speculation and 'independent fortunes' therefrom; all it re tires at present to mukeil an eligible place lor summer sidence is a few trees and some houses, ' AblniUlord' another village, of similar pretensions. There will soon be a house in it, and in the course of several years, not sooner, there will be trees in it, ot a considerable Re, with more more or lest shade from tbe branches thereof. We found farmers mowing iu the aqueduct in several places where it runt turougit meadows ; mow ing its sleep slopes to the very top. ' Old Knick.' went own tlie grassy declivity, and asked permission ol a farmer, a 'nobleman of nature to mow a little. The favor wan readily granted. With the memory of a recent achievement iu the tame kind freshly in mind, tlie jotter-down hereof addressed himself to the pleasura ble task; tint whelting ott the scythe, 'from fleet to i int, uner tue approved manner oi inai preparatory xercise, and theu straddling forth to the mowing. Af ter a few vigorous cuts with ihe scythe, we becume aware of some doubt in the mind of the gentleman whose instrument we were, as wo fancied, very dex lerously wielding. His first words mortified u. We were doing our best. We looked lor encouragement: we may say, indeed, that we fully exiected applause, or we bethought us ol our recent triumph over tnb- irn incredulity iu tbe ijeighuoriioodni wabiiinuton 's head-quarters, iu ihe Tappaatt valley. Judge theu what must have been our surprise to bear these words, ut tered iu a tone winch was scarcely less ungrateful than the language which conveyed the expression or Iht idea by articulate sounds:' ' Vim don't know nothiit bout mowiu ! We thought we must have mi scon ceived the observation, and said: ' Isn't that cut closet' i oh don t ki ow uothm about mowtii ! was now re peated, ill language too plain to be misunderstood; srt in, you cut dust enougli; too ciust, il any luiug; tu our style o mowin , in these parts, we don t generally care to slice the sloues orl like n cowcumber. Pow can't mow. Fust nlare. von stand too fur off. You'd break your back iu an hour, that way o' mowin. You don t come up to your work ; why don't you come ui to your work V Come up to our vork .' ' marry, come We went out of that meadow, nfter these uncnll- for remarks, with u very inditfVrent opiuion of the style ol mowing in that ueigutHirboou. Wcdidu i com ment uuKmdiy in if in their style oi mowing, aitnoiiuii n was essentially different from ours; then why should y so flippantly criticise oursi We did our best, ir our manner. We lei t the rows ot sweet-scented hay ks. Ihe loaded liav-wasons.the horses switching (heir mils and muuehing the new-cut grass, with a feeling of sincere regret thai mere envy of so simple a thing as lint ol a superior style ol cutting gnui Willi n icytlie hould be permitted to embitter the thoughts of the wo bu"bauduieti, who, for some reason or other, we nc led to be sneeringly jocose between themselves as e rauie away. We lulerml so, 'I nun a remark they made 'Guess he thought he could mow be teemtd Still, we may have done them in. justice. Wo hud many delightful things to remember, a we came away in mi Bunnyside, by the dusty ami noisy notiami ttiver ifaiinmd, ine next mot mug; a protracted silting, witn our host, and olher like agreeable persons, with much memorable discourse; a pleasant sleep in the 'spare room' for a spare man, interrupted only byavist.inthe lend waste and middle of the night from the ghost ITIuMkiiitfuui Comity' Nominations. The Convention of tho Whigs of Muskingum county, on Monday last, itominuted the following ticket : Representative, William Morgan, of Union ; Auditor, Richard I. Peach, of Wayne ; Recorder, Joseph P. Hustoit, of Springfield ; Commissioner, Jamet Carues, of Highland ; County Surveyor, Joseph Fisher, of Madison t Infirmary Director, James Helmick, of Falls; Coroner, James Caldwell, of Zunesville. The Zaueivillo Courier, speaking of this subject, says: The ticket put in nomination yesterday by tbe Whig Convention will be found iu another column. We consider il a most excellent ticket. We do not know of one singlu objection that can be urged against any one of the candidates. Messrs, Peach, Fislter, Helmick, and Caldwell, have all heretoliire orved the people of thia county, in the respective offices for which they are now candidates. Their re-iioiiiiuaiiou with such unparalleled unanimity is conclusive evidence that the people are satisfied of their capacity; ami renders it unnecessary for us to say anything in tin- way of commendation ot those gentlemen. Their official course heretofore, ,steakt louder in 4 heir praise, ihan any eulogy we might be able to write. We have noticed some discussion among ihe whigs of that sterling whig county aboul ihe manner of uuiii inutiug candidates. The Convention voted down by large majority, a proposition to change the present system. We trust our friends then will acquiesce in this decision: Muskingum has done herself, and the State honor, by her selection of public officers heretofore: and the system that has brought out sveh men cannot be very detective. We have uo choice in plain. When one is adopted we trust all good whigs will unite iu support of the nominees, and give them au old fashioned Muskingum majority. Of course no Muskingum whig will permit his partiality fir any particular plan to influence his action and his vole fur the nomination when once made. They arc too true for that. 3! Itlorifiiii County. The little siripliug that doos the black-ballii g of the Morgan Chronicle, implore his lord ami master, the cx-c hairitiNii Summedary, to let him know if "Bnscom of the Journal" hasn't been corresponding with his old whig friends iu that county, lu his simplicity he says this is rumored -' If we remember aright, the States man congratulated iisell a few days since, ou the glorious pnnpect of a quarrel among the Morgan Whigs, beciiuu) some of liiem hud expressed themselves nppo- d to lawyers, 4c. Wu told our Galphiu neighbor lieu thai he wo cackling too soon, aud that the intel ligence of the Morgan Whig wa too well tried and itowit to gel up a quarrel on tins subject. The result hniihowu our correctness. The WhigConveiition was well atteuded. At least nine-tenths of the delegates were farmers or mechanics, aud of the 104 votes cast, ghty of them were cust for attorneys, and our friend ompkins hail a h indsome majority on the first ballot. We have ttumped it over the hills of Murguu with ompkins for ten years, and we know the kind of ituff ho ia made of. The Locofoco of Morgan coiiuiy know and fear It too. Hence this howl. They know their mm. Ihey know that 1 ompkins will be elected, ud they are looking about to try aud find out who threw that last brick-bat ! We can tell ibis uneasy Chronicle man was the Whig party down the, e. They don't re tire any "orders." They huve fought for years, aud have brought the Whig party from a minority of six or seven hundred, up to a majority, aud they intend to keep there! We know all aboul those digging. We know thut thu Locofoco purty there, is always active, always efficient, alwavs ou hand. But we know another thing, orth two o( it. The Whig party there it a little more to! We hope our young friends ot the Chronicle will try tnd get some satisfaction from Mcdury's answer. Aud peciully, we hop,, they will console themselves with e assurance that the W higs every where are nomina ting their very best men. They know that ulready, and that is what trouble them. If it will be any at- ifoction, we will say that " Ba'cuin of the Journal " advise them to do it. Aud while we are about this subject, w will, just for information, ask (he Chronicle men W HEN they intend Ut publish the hard money resolution of the 4th of July Convention of the Ohio Locofocos. Wr hope you do not desire lo swindle the fanners of Mor- iin couuly into the support of hard money meusuies L.raint their wish. We know you dread this issn: We know the Locofoco ol Morg.ui DARE NOT place hem selves before the pooplu ou the issue made by the i.irty in this State. It will be paed over iu silence. k! when il will miswer, it will be denied that any such sue i mode. But we think thia dodging will not savo them. We know that Tompkins ami the other Whig speakers there will visit every township, and ia! this subject will not be forgotten. We need bard- say to our friends there, and all over the State, that hard moucy issue should be presented, and tu ged everywhere' Push it upon then. Compel them to mcui It will crush them if they do. It should cnn.li them they don't. the if t Exposition of Democratic Principle, The Gal ih in editor round the corner has scolded so much, one way and the oilier, about Texas affairs, that we huve endeavored to draw him out and make him shite his opiuion whether Texa really is entitled to all the territory she claims. Silence on his part having become impossible, and a declaration of principles m cessary, he has at length given tha public a full und lear exiNtsition of the whole matter, according to tlie principle of the Democratic party. Who can despair if the republic, when tlioaa who assume to lead punu opiuiou in the treat Democratic party ore so ready take a ualriolic stand, and maintain me ngtii at nil haranlsl We hardly feel able in an adequate maimer to congratulate that great and courageous party Uon its great and courageous organ, wo append iiiearitch iu full, in order that Democrat con know where tin aland. Any Democrat, wishing to know ihe senti ment of his party, can here find them set forth length, in au editorial of the party organ: " In a bad fix. Ihe Journal leems to think thut ine new Administration caunot gut along on ihe Texas affair unless we aid it with ear opinions! The Journal had as welliita Us own coons ! We will be in at thu lentli. and take a turn at aiMa " hutet! i hat is quitn a much as ought tu buaskeu of h 'Statesman. Oh, Granny Galphin! Belmont Counlf Whig Ticket. Representative, Archibald C. Ramage. Auditor, David Allen, Sheriff, J sines M. Couaughy, Recorder, Jos, P. Aiick, Surveyor, Charles Da Una, Commissioner, Swan C Vance, Co. Infirmary, John Phillips. The Belmont Chronicle says the Couveiitiou wa very fully atteuded, and thai the nominations are all of them "lit to be made" 1 ha tee ling mamiestad clearly indicates that tha whola Whig ticket will be elected this fall. Of this we have no doubt The resolutions adopted were excellent, and placed the issue between the parties where it will he under stood. The hard money humbug hndt no favor there. if the ludy who 'died of love and green apples' iu the old Van 1 asski. mansion, etc.; but our pleasant remi niscence were internipli'd, unit our feelings ' hurt, by tlie siigiiiing remarks ol those lurryiowiiianner. Agriculture can never reach any great perfection, we fear, along the line of the Crotou ao deduct, between Dohh ins terry and 'auiiiiysideiJottngo. (he larmera are too conceited too much wedded to old observances. We country doctors writes a friend, 'have to be enlists as well druggist. Our saddle-bag are our shops, and the .urnkey a daily weapon. A few days ago a hearty young woman called, with another like h r, and asked me to pull a tooth, which with much reluctance I did. nud with less reluctance took the usu al fee of twenty-live cents. Her companion, pleased with the oiternlinn, said shu had atooiiiinaiomenme bed, and she would like to have it out now. I told her she hud heller, wait till it iiclmd again ; but she said no ; she would have it pulled : and to 1 too, it out. nim promised to call soon and bring the pay, as she did not xtwet to have her tooth drawn when site came, and die wa not prepared with the 'quarter So, a day ir two alter, she called and offered me half a dollar ; but fortunately 1 hail no change, and she said it mode uouiitereucc, lor 1 con id jiisi iaae u out in puinngau other tooth, which she knew would ache, and she would a great deal rather have them pulled helore they hail i chance to ache, oo l look mil another, aim mauo im bailee !" Wasu'i that girl a philosophre, aud wouldn't she niakencapital martyr f Very Like a llumbiiK We have received "The People's Platform," pub lished by B. II. Mkakinoi, soulh-wesl corner of Wal nut and Fifth street., Cincinnati. Circulation luO.UUO Tho said " 1'latform " is devoted entirely to the praise of " Bull's Improved SartaparUla." This is a very pleasant and very innocent kind of amusement, no doubt, and wo should be far from meddling therewith if we had not found, in looking over the M Uniform, sundry urticles from the " Ohio State Journal," speakiug in high terms of said wonderful medicine. Now, be it known to all tho world, that aaid laudatory notice were written by the aaid Meaking him self, and published in the Journal, before our eounex ion therewith, as adttrtitments, and by aaid Meakmgi Itaid for a such. This Sarsaparilln may be very won- derfut, but we beg the public to remember thai we have never tasted or sine lied the article, nor du we know of any body who has, and we beg of the dear public not to buy it on the strength of ear recommend Wa presume ihe other very laudatory notice were procured iu the aame way. Thia may all be very honeit nud proper, bill it looks like humbug, and some folks don't hesitate tu call it a tinnier uame. A Soul horn l oiifMlcmoy. Vague rumors about au effort to form a southern con fedoraoy are floating about, which possibly have omo meaning in them. Il wns it n led that Gen. Lopux had submitted to Gen. Houston a plan for a southern nation having its capital at Mexico, and embrariug Ibe south ern States, and all the Mexican territory. This Houi- ton denies, but still it is represented that such a pli was submitted to him by somebody, and Hint tlie hick on Cuba was die lint development of ihe plan, that u second is now brewing, and that the General Government ere in possession of the facta. These are stirring times, and we shaU ce what we shall st Ueiud of lletiltli. Below we give the dailv reports of the Board of Health for the three days past : Tuesday, Aug. 20, 11 o'clock A. M. First WirdOiio death Joseph 0. Brock en ridge, aged 40 yours; residence Water street near Mulberry alley, not cholera. Second Ward Two death Hannibal, aged C year, Ann, agi"d 4 year, children of John Onrter, colored, both of cholera. Third Ward One death Florence A. ,aged 3 year, daughter of W. W. Gould; residence Front street near Rich, not cholera. Fourth Ward Twodeaths Patieuce, wife of Franklin Field, aged US years, resid nee Fifih street, near Mound; and Mary June, colored, nged 35 yeurs residence Mound between Third aud Fourth streets, both of cholera. Fifth Ward Two deaths George Reil. aged 23 yours, residence corner of Scioto aud 8otith street ami John Hershinon, aged 7 yea s, residence South Public Lane near Fifth street, both of cholera. Eight deaths, six of which are of cholera. Wednesday Aug.Sl, 1 8 .00, II A. M. First Ward One death John, infant son of Timothy Reordon, aged two weeks, residence Long street, near State avenue not cholera. Second Ward Two deaths Joshua Higginbotham, aged 35 years, residence Broad alreet, near Frontof cholera; and Andrew, sou of John Carter, colored, nged 10 years, residence Fourth street, near Guy of cholera. Third Ward One d on ill William, son of David Davis, aged 18 mouths, residence Thud street, near Town not cholera. Fourth WardOnti death Lydia Sergeant, aged 33, residence Friend street, beteen S- ioto and Water not cholera. Fifth Ward Two deaths Widow Rebecca Hall, aged about 35, residence corner :td and South tr.eeti, of cholera ; Ann Stiem , aged 37, residence South street, near Scioto, of cholera. deuths, 4 of which are of cholera. Tiiursdat, August 22, 11 A. M. First Ward. Thn-e deaths Eunice 8., wife of El liot B. Armstrong, aged (J2 years, reside uce High st., near Long ; Either E. Van Brunt, aged 2.0 years, and Nathaniel Van Brunt, aged 2 years, residence of bolh High street, near Wesley Chapel all of cholera. Second Ward. No deaths. Third Ward. Two deaths Cynthia, wife of M. Gooding, aged 42 years, residence corner of Front si. I Sugar alloy, of cholera. Kbeiic.er Burn is, uged 8 mouths, residence Fourth street, neur Rich street not ilera. Fourth Ward No duutl.s. Fifth Ward. No deaths. Five deaths, four of which are of cholera. G. B. HARVEY, 1 I. DAIION, Board of Health. W.W. POLLARD, Gen. Lop or, through the Now York Herald, denies thai he it engaged in any plau for tho dismemberment of tho Union, and the establishment of a southern confederacy.tTF" A son of Eliat Wagner, in Darke oounty, hung himself on the llth inst., aud a sou of Joshua Cloyd, in the tame neighborhood, bung himself on the Pith. No causa known. PlityliiK on the I'lnno. How a pHii.Anit.PHiA Ladt did it. In a book tied "Georgia Scenes, Chraclerand Incident," Miss Crumf, a young lady educated at rtuladelphia, aud highly accum pi idled, is represented at a party where, after many solicitations and aimlogiea, she seated her- telf at the piano, rocked to the right, then to the leit leaned forward, then backward, aud begun. She pla ced her right hand about midway ou the key, and her left annul two ortaves below ibem. Hlie now put on the riilit to a brisk canter upon ibe treble notes, ami ior lelt after it- The fell iheu led ihe way back, and the right pursued in a like manner. The right turned and repeated ita movement, but the left outrun it this time, hopp d over ii and iiiiug u entirely on me track. It came again, however, behind the left in turn, and tiewed it in the same style. They now became highly incensed at each other, and met hirioodyon the middle ground. Here a most awful con Hid ensued for a short mce, when tbe ngttt wnipiied on all ol a sudden, I thought, fairly vanquished ; but 1 wua In error against what Jack Kaudoipit rauimns ua " fallen bark In a stronger position." Il had mounted up two back keys, and commenced the note of a rattlesnake. This had a wonderful effect upon the lelt, and placed the doctrine of snake charming beyond dispute. The left rushed U ward it reiteatt-tlly, but seemed invariably punir struc when it came within six keys of it, nnd a invariably retired witn a iremeuuou mar tinwu ine bus keys continued its assaults, sometime by a zigrair through but all it attempt lu dislodge: the right from iis strong hold proved ineiiectuai. Any one, or rather no one, can imagine what kind of noise the piano made du ring the & inflict. Certain it is that no man can describe them, and therefma I shall not attempt il. The battle ended, Miss Augusta moved a (hough she would have risen, but this was protested against by a numlmr of voice at once. " One oug, my dear Augusta," said Mrs. Small ; " you must sing that sweet little French air you used in sing in I hiladeiphia, and which Madam I'lggisqueakl was so loml ol. Mis Aiigusin looked pititully ai her mamma, and tier inammu looaed " smi at Miss Augusta t accordingly she squared herself j a song. Nlie brought her hand into a eapus thia lime in tine style, and thuy seemed to lie perfectly reconcile! to each oilier, then commenced a ainu oi coiioouv the right whitermg treble very softly, and left respon ding bass very loudly. The conference had been kept up until 1 began to d sire a change of tlie sulnec t, when my ear caught, md lincily, some very curious sound, which appeared proceed from the lips of Mis Augusta; they appeared tu be a comiMtund of a dry cough, a grunt, a hiccough and a whisHr; ami they were Introduced, il amtear u me, aa interpreter between tbe rtgitt and let!. Thing had progressed in this way lor about ine spun of fifteen et ouds, when I happened to direct my at tention to Mr. Jenkins, Trom rhiladclphia. inse wsrs chwed. his head swung antroftillv from side idfl. a beam of heavenlv comiilaceitev rested on 1 countenance, and hi whole manner gave irresistible demonstration that Mi Crumbs music imn mam him lent mimmI ll m-r. 1 hail lull turned fro III 111 cuntempl.it ion of Mr. Jenkins' lransm io see wheth er I could extract imm tho wrtormanco auyimng intelligible, when Miss Crumb made a tlv-cati hiltg gr.ili at hall adoeu keys in a row, and the same instant she leu bed a long dung mil re r crow, n m nv. sinn of which the grappled a many key wuh th This ramn nvwr Jenkins like a warm b.ilh, and me like a rack of bantttoo briars. My nerve hail mil recovered from the slim k when Mis- Augusla repeated thn mnvninetit aecnmntitivillg it With lite aqlietil ot B pinched cat. This threw me into an ague-lit, but from reaped to ihe performer, I " maintained my position. Ni,M iwrnt n,.l third uniin with Iht right, nnd at tli same time raised one ol Ihe ntosl unearth') howls that evar isaiiml fniiii ihe throat of a human hemg. 1 hi seemed the signal for universal upmarnitu uraiiwii. She now threw away all reserve, and charged the pr ano will) her whole force. She boxed il. she ciawl il. she aernned il. Her neck vein swelled, her Hew no. her face flushed, her eyes alared, her botx.ni heaved t she screamed, she howled, she yelled, si cackled, nnd was tn the act of dwelling upou the note oi a Screech uwt wnen i mo ui mix - and m.hn.1 mt of the room. " OmtdlUt! " Said B V slander, " if this be her singing what must be her cry ing'" Telegraphic Dispatches. I From the Knickerbocker Kditor'i Table. ' I will send vou ooli av an obliging friend, 'a nut that I think is woith cracking, even at your 'Table I here never yet was found a shrivelled kernel, or a draught of lees Ah, dear Sir. all taste are Hot alike : I d we feel always, when reading the proof, dieets of its department of the Ksickkrho kkb, that there are iiny men ot many mind be lore whom our uuore- ed noted prattle will come with more or less accept ance; that one will 'p'shaw!' at this, while another may smile ut that that what has made us laugh may iave uo such eneci upou too risible oi auotlteri and nat what brought ihe water lo our own eye may wraps seem maw tish to tunny a re ider. But there is one thing to which wu shall always bu indifferent; aud at is, Hie censure or disapprobation ot those who e-lew The Common. Why. bless von r heart. 4 lhu com mon' c oust i lutes more Ihan half the true poetry of life. It is a common thing which we are doing uow, for instancean everyday thing, in foci ; liiiiugthissumuier morning with Lrtdy Kxui.oti the back-piaza. over hung with srape-vin'K, iuuiervious to ihe light less un uieir onmd leaves tiniu the thn Clustering bunch-of the luscious 'Isabella' which nmluselv overrun tbe wire-trellis, ovnu lieyond the lops of tlie third .story lttuowi; looKing ai ine two ieacn trees beudmg to io ground with their autumn-nnimise: eve-seleclimr from a goodly variety the flower which shall adorn the button-hole when wo go down town ; reading the while the morning Tribune ur ' Courier' daily mutual, he re breakfast, with n Lime dove looking over our in.iuer, cooing mua 'speculating:' tlie least ol Ibe wee folk' toddling with her nurse along the flower- Mtnler below, answering the morning alutn'ion nf nc, nine Hi'iiun ihi Biaiers iroiu me piazza; now an lit is sufficiently comuiou, 'Gracious knows;' but it su'l without its interest to us, 'any how if 'tit ' com mon. Au entertaining Philadelphia coricsondeui mentions good retort which lie once inude noon an acquaint ance whoso wont it wa to go around the city ' sherry- iiHiieniiig oi a summer morning, and who in win-r was often for a week at a time m a ' state of whi. eypuuclmieti: He Wu once very engrv willt me 1 aaid lo him one murmug: 'I'm going to make a raise ' aonn. and a you are to be the mean, for civil ity s ake I 11 tell you altoiit il, though it' not essen tial ' Well growled my friend, 'how isilT' Whv intend gelling your life msund tor ten thousand dol- i. uud tit. ii making you a prevent of htty dollar' Worlb of whiskey! You II drink yourself to death iu six week ! ' You never saw a ' madder ' man Ah, but vou haven't bean I thai the tmi'eesnf Grace Church are building a chattel for Ihe poor, where you rati gn every oumiuy and near preaching for nothing.' ion wu sain u a uegro-D irner ny a poinnou new- orker, whom he held at that lime bv ihe uose. 1 Oh. that's it, i it f replied Ccrrxt ; ilsa poor church, is it f Then I s'poae they'll have a pour Gon there, a poor Savioub, ami a poor heiiven: praps a poor hell ! ' i in-m wua 111 any tiling more said on enner tiue. n dangerous to lalk ram b while you are hemg shaved. ou may get cut. If Prof. Grant's theory it true, we with It might please I'mvidcnce to let tlie nigg'Ts tail grow out gam ami send em back among the monkey. They ve ;ept Congress hard at work at nothing for nearly ait mouths. Tlie following anecdote i related in a foreign iour- ital. A medical student of Berlin felt deeply in love with the daughter of the lady at whose house he lodged ; hi passion wa warmly relumed, and tlie lover wore eternal fidelity and entered into a promise to marry, uui mere wa an insurmountable barrier to their union, iu the fact of the lady being a protest ant Christian, and the gentleman a Jew ; and both professed tfiemsebes no less attached tn their respective faith man ui eacn inner, mis i ne called Hie yuuth lo lire-lau ; and when he hat) heeu there a few day, he re vived a letter from hi mistress couched in the follow- rtg terms: ' 'Mr Dias Fat und: The llffloilun which hare so Ion stood la the wst ol our marrtatfo bar at tetiRih brcn put an Mid to, and by Ibe iMrrvmumi ot your food aniH, as m bar so nltra called jour lailhtul Minna who jrMtardav becaroa ft Jew,' Scarcely had Ihe letter I teen dispatched, when the writer received one from her lover, dated Breslau and tn the following etlecti Mr Dsia Minna t Thu nhsta! which nreaented tteelftoour union, in us union unsw itirrpmtr in our mug-ions faiths, au longer exlsis, and 1 sbsll hasten lu oumpUat our mutual IrUcUy. (Prom the Albany Dutrhma. II uui or. Boy. Ma, isn't Ml Lovelocke a nice lady! isn't sue immgii r Mother Ye. oVf. aim 1. Iltdeid. a verv Hue adv. Buy Aud don't father think a heap of herf dou't lie inoiigu r Mother i e. father, a well a myself, think very ghly of Mi Lovelocke. Uoy Thai's what I thoughl Unlaw when I see him hugging aud kissing her in the front pat ha-. Mother, (springing lo her feel with all the agility ot having presicd her tool on a hot smoothing iron) Your uuiiBr imaging nun a noting .miss utveio fce! Hoy, (iu a bine ol the highest glee) My eye! waiu'l he though I Mother, (dill rartedly) And did she antler him to do such a thing w ithout raising an alarm f Boy, (winking his lelt eye in remarkably cute style) jMi diun i tuner any at all; she jusl hugged and hi ta rn oaca iigain, n sno liked il bvlter nor apple dumpling, covered w ith 'htasc dm. Mother, (wildly hysterical and hysterically wild) Oh ! the mNiu, rat-eved, Pii- uoaed. red -headed fiiht. i hi rniui;iiiua, nowliciou Iniasey I II tear nut her eyes, I wul. I r ail dowu fnintiiiL tears her hair, and kick her hevli mi the rnrjiet, erviug nloiid for a divorce, while ner sun runs ott lor a doctor, and mei-img peppy com ing home, tell him, tn patrnt. tint he, his Impvtul soil iw, wouldn't sin nd iu his hoot for si-mcihmg. and a nine over. I tV W'e are glad In h am that the Greek Slave roll timtes in nt tract un me mu delighted visitor. Nothing can ne more incongruous, we are aware.miauniiyuung like a joke in connection with tins 'ipcrh embodiment il ibe iHNiiitiliilt hut how can we. in ip relating that oue enthusiastic though not highly cultivated ilNt-talnr pmmmmnt H " Ihe best pet e ol mtttnn'worn that ever waa Drought una tnts low it r ifurtmgiem VI.) fret I rest. It must he awlul hot in Host oil The editor of th Bee Briti their devil' fr a lump of lee, but before he reached the top of the stair the ict had all melted, and ins iboes were full of lint waler. Thirty-first Congretts-lirsi Sessiou. Waskihoton, Augiftt 19. Sknatk. Mr. Soulo, from tho committee on Commerce, reported a bill to establish collection district in California. After the consideration of morning busmen, the Fu gitive Slave bill wa taken up. Mr. Mason moved to amend by striking out all at'tor the enacting clause and inserting a substitute tor the entire bill. Mr. Dayton offered au amendment to Mr. Webster's bill. Mr. Cass gave notice that he should propose the amendments a-greed on by the committee of thirteen. Mr. Dayton briefly explained and udvocaled his amendment Sev eral amendment were offered to the Fugitive Slave bill and rejected ; when further conm deration was laid over till to-morrow. Supplemental Census Bill was taken up, House amendments disagreed to, and the Senate then ad journed. Housk. Mr. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, from ths Judicial committee, reported back Senate bill supplemental lo the act for taking seventh census, increasing comjtensation of marshal, &c, and proposing the following: First, strike out the word "with the intention to become permanent citizetis," in the clause tha the enumeration iu California, Utah, New Mexico and Oregon, should include those who left the United States prior to first of last June, aud settled there subsequently After some conversation, the amendment was agreed to yeas 1!)1, nays BO. Another amendment, authorizing the new Secretary of the Interior to extend time for making returns in certain cases, was adopted, and the bill passed, Mr. Sdieuck modified his amendment offered Sat urday, and it was adopted. It appropriated 120,000 for books for members. Mr. Morse offered a resolution providing for the payment of $16,319 to the widow of Zochary Taylor, for his unexpired term; ruled out of order, and tho House shortly after adjourned. The proceedings were characterized by much confusion. Washington, Aug. 20. Ham ati. The Senate took up the bill for establishing a hue of mail steamer between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, and postponed the further consideration until to-morrow. The consideration of the Fugitive Slave bill wa resumed. Mr. Pratt moved lo amend, by adding provisions for payment by the United Stale of value ol escaped slaves not delivered up. Mr. Underwood gave notice of a substitute fur tbe entire bill, which was ordered to be printed ; and the Senate adjourned. Hoiisb. Mr. Thurston, the delegate from Oregon, presented a memorial from thu Legislature of Oregon, praying for a donation of the public land. Referred. House, in committee, took up civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. Various amendment were acted On motion of Mr. Bailey, u was agreed that when the salary of collector of customs is not below $3,500, he shall receive no compensation a tu peri n ten neut of light-house, or ns disbursing agent ; when the committee rose and House ad journed. Washington, August 21. Sknatk. Fugitive Slave bill was taken up. Mr- Dayton Mtbinitted some remark against Mr. Pratt' amendment, making Ihe United States liable for the value of escaped slaves, where evideuce is furnished that such slaves are within the district of a federal officer. Messrs. Atchison, Footn, Pratt, aud Mason, each advocated the ameudmcnt. Mr. D avion rejoined to Mr. Pratt' remarks. Mr. Berrien could not Tote for the aineinliufut; it was, in his opinion, unconstitutional. Tlie United States government ought not, and could not, projterly. be undo responsible for tlie acta of fugitive slave who might have left their oWax-ra, because of lite acts of a lawless mob. " ' Mr, M unit contended it wa the constitutional duty of the federal government to tee Unit fugitive slave were restored. The debute wu continued to nearly 4 o'clock, wbeu, without coming lo a vote, the Senate adjourned. The Housf went into committee of tho whole ou the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. The clause relative to intercourse with foreign nation being under consideration, Mr. McClelland offered an amendment, which was adopted, appropriating $1500 for assistant dragoman to the Secretary of Legaiiou to Turkey. Mr. Bailey moved au amendment, appropriating $18, 000 for outfit for Charge de Affaires lo Portugal, New Grenada and Eipiador. This outfit will be uecessary for new apjmint incut. Mr. McClelland aaid that the committee aud the country are aware that report were in circulation that Mr. C lay, our Charge to Portugal, waa directed to enforce the demands of tbe United States for indemnity ami iu the event of uon compliance, to withdraw aud come home. Since, an arrangement has been entered into, between the Portuguese Minialer and Ihe Secretary of Slate, for the paymeut of ninety odd thousand dollar. The balance of claims, including the General Armstrong, Is to be referred to arbitration. The whole matter was in a train of adjustment. The State Department wants an outfit for a new minister. Mr. Curler bail un idea of sanctioning Ihe removal of foreign minister every thirty day. Mr. Stanton, of Tenn., moved to amend by striking out $18,001) and inserting -'0.000. He understood that the Portuguese Government, in agreeing to settle large portion of our claims, said that it agreed, not because it considered the claim just, but because it wa obliged In yield In force. Mr. MYCIernaud remarked that it was uot absolutely eria'u that Mr. Clay will return home. Mr Stanton resumed. If Mr. Clay doe not return homo, il will not be became the administration prevent hiin. He understood the remaining claim are to be submitted to the arbitration of tlie King of Sweden, and to he conditionally settled, and he should like to know on what authority the gentleman slates that the ate adminiilration blustered in ihi matter and on what authority doe he say a part of our squadron was sent lo Lisbon to intimidate f Idon'tbelievelbatGen. Taylor's administration authorised Ibe Portuguese Government to be Intimidated, or our naval force tn he brought arainst it. 1 know nothing of this matter. have no ntlicial information. I do not go about th De partments in seek information, or court the confidence nf the administration. Mr, Mi Clernntid was aware that a roKrt hod pre vailed that iu the event of Portugal denying payment of the claim a cannonade wa to be tlie consequence. Mr. Steven said he had no doubt tliat th statement w correct. Mr. Stanton of Tennetre, moved to increase ihe cum to$H,000. Hetaidthal it was not hi in ten l ions to represent that this government issued any orders to any portion of our squadron to bombard Portuguese cilia. Tbe late President nid, the omission of the Portuguese government to do justice lo American claimants had now assumed a character so grave and aeiious, that I shall shortly mnke il the subje, t of a special message to Congress, Tlie former Secretary of Stale, however, attopb-d a shorter method. He did not ay that the President ordered a bombardment of Lisbon, but teut thither an intelligent officer tn bluster, and by this means to coerce the Portuguese government. Mr. 8teveits replied lhai he thoii'd submit the ques tion tit Congress. Nothing is farther from tlie idea that a bombardment was threatened. It i decidedlydisclaimed. Mr. 8taubm't amendment to thu amendment wu r The Court House at Jellersoii, A'hiahula cnuuly, was burnt ou Naturday morning last. Tlie records autl files were saved. jecled. The amendment of Mr. Bayly still hring before tbe -ommittee, appropriating au outfit ol $18,U00 for Charge toPmlugal, New Greiiadn, Guatiinla and Equadnr, Mr. McClernand moved to amend by adding a salary and outfit for Charge lo Nit aiauga $;t,000. Agreed to, 71 to 48, and lli amend ni ol Mr. Bayly, thu amen ded, Witt adopted. Amendments were nmde. appr ipriating for city improvement". nd $ 0,0uu for the relief and protection ,if seamen on the western wnb rs. Oilier of le iin-nriance were adopt, d, when the committee nte, aud ihe House adjourned. Washimoton, August 111, 18 .0. There are iinlicaltoits unfavorable in the patttaga of ihe Texas boundary bill iu ihe limine. A small majority is thought to be against il. The committee of investigation in regard In abstraction of letters &c, Iroin the pot olhYe in Ohio, will, it is Mid, irKtrl against Mr. Giddings. ,kw Yoax, August VI. The St. Cbnrle Hotel, iu ihi city, wa Ian night ihe scene of terrible tragedy. A man and womn arrived at Ihe hotel yeslciday from Williamttown, Mat- sachueiis, nd ihey were found thi morning with both their ihrlt cut, in the bed they occupied. Th matter it involved In mystery. The man wa sou of the poatmauer at Whitehall.

VOLUME XL. COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1850. NUMBER 5 , 1 5') . 1 SiS , 1 00 PUHMBHKD FVKRV TUESDAY MORN1NO BY HUOTT dV BAHttOM OmCK SOUTH-EAST COSNKB OF HIOH ST. AND SVOAB ALI.BV. rnmitltf Invnrlahlv In advance. vVpelnv poriumam In Columbus ??f! Oul of the city ) by mail, slnglo Too nbi of four and upwards. To i nbaof ten ami upwards, to one address.... llsily, -.;iion Tri-VVnvJUv. du Weekly du., To club of live and upward! ,u Tlw Jnurtinl ii aim published Daily and Tri-Weekly during the year i Daily per annum, ly mail, $ft ; Trl-Weekly, Vt. Hate of Advertising-Weekly Pnper. fni(UHr, lOUnei or lew, one insertion ,, I" " Harhailditinua) " u ' 1 inoi.lh t, H H o ' 1 1 ,i M 3 00 .. 5 oo .. m in 4i 8 00 JHJ W l IM) , ft 00 ....35 00 AO 00 1 il II H H m 1(H) WW Other panel not provided for, charf sable in conformity with the above rates. , , .. . Alllcadi-dadwtiiflinenUtobechnrgedDotleiithan double the above rntei, and nteaiured ai if lolld. Adrrrtisements on the insldo exclusively, to bo charged at the. rate of SO per cent, in advance on the abovn ratal. " " chaafeablfl monthly, per annum. . Htandliig card, one snunra or leu, " Vt column.clmngi'ahlequiuiflrly," " u, ,r .i TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1820. Mr. lie n Ion nnd Mr. Webster. It ii a matter or considerable curiosity to observe how tho reputation of eminent public men it from time to limo affected by popular cnju ico. Fortune, during the present session of Congress hai played nne of her most remarkable freaks with the two names lit the head of this article, so far at least as reputation among the anti-slavery parties of the country is concerned. Mr. Wkbsteii declared his continued opposition to the extension of slavery, but avowed his opinion that the Wiluiot Proviso whi unnecessary and useless, to far us the territory in dispute could be affected by it. Mr. Bkntox declared theWilinot Proviso a mallernf "goats' wool" and the controversy a controversy about until. ins,. In this respect they exactly agreed, except that Mr. Webster all the time avowed his determination to oppose the extension of slavery, wherever and whenever there wns danger of its externum). Mr. Beutuu limited bis promise of opposition to ihe question indi pule. Then rami) the Compromise bill, ami both ad. ised the introduction of separate measures; but, the bill being poised, Mr. Webiier waived his objections io form, nnd supported it. Mr. Benton announced bis willingness to support every measure iti the bill if of lered separately, but would not support the in together. In Ibis respect they did not differ B particle nt to 4ubaiauce or principle, but only as to the extent to which it wan respectively extedieiit to persist in their ippoiition to the mere form of proceeding. Mr. Ben ton openly denounced the Wilmot Proviso opposed i he abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia aud spoke with complacency of his ownership of slaves: md yet Mr. Benton is lauded to the skies for his heroic ehavioriu maintaining cause of human rights. Surely more remarkable instance of popular caprice ran icarrcly be found. We praitod Mr. Benton, became we thouglit ho deserved it, but it did not follow that Mr. Webster should be disowned. If opposition to slavery wero to be taken as thu chief test of merit, ei-her the past history or recent course of the two men, would prove Mr. Webster far very far in advance ut Mr. Benton. Hunks or No lliink More Dodging-. The Medina Democrat, the organ of the Unb-rrilied of that county, attempts toeva.lt the issue made by the party in Ohio, ut follows : " The effort being made by many of the leading Whig, journals, to patch up the rottenness of the Ohio Banks, by charging the democracy with being opposed to any thing oilier than a puro specie currency, we protest again it. II we understand the pnsitioti of the Ohio Democracy, it is opposition to the system of bank, ing now in use in the State, because it is founded in injustice, and operates In the advantage of a lew rather than benefitting the many." We trust the Whips of that set tiou u ill jermit no such base swindle In go down without exposure. We desire that the people of Ohio may wulk right square up to the mark, ami vote with theii eyes open on the question for or against the exclusive hard. Our opponents huve made thitnue of the issue of this campaigu. They have embodied il prominently in their State Convention resolutions, ami have retried il us a proposed feature in the now Constitution of the Slate. We cannot escape the issue. We liuve no desire to escape it. We euy to the people, if you wile for Judge Wood you vote lor a man pledged iu favor of the hard. So your vote will be regard, d by him and by the world. If you really desire this result, if yno seek to destroy nil money other than gold and silver, if yoii desire to bring the piictrt of articles and of laltnr down to the hard money alamliird, then of course vote for Wood. Von will be understood. But if you do not deaire these things, then yon must turf vote for him, or the democraticnominees. We design to expose all such attempt at dodging as the above. They are a disgrace to the paper that con. tains them, and a swindle on the community. Theed-itor knowt better. He knows he it falsifying. Whigs of Medina, dun'i permit this swindles win Southern Protect about C aliloi niu. Ten of the slavery propagandist Senators have signed a protest against the passage of the Senate bill for the luimiajtiou of California. Below we give the dcuuieul in full. It will be perceived tliut nine of them ure Lo-L'nlocos, and one of them bun sometime been consid ered a sort of Whig. We ure glad he has no Whig company n ibis trip. The document will be read with interest by the people of Ohio: Mr. Hunter presented n nrotest simiiisl the DiotsuL'e of the bill for the udmismon of California, a copy of uicu we insert, with the names signed thereto : We, thu undersigned Senators, deeolv inn tressed with the importance of the occasion, uml with a solemn sense ol the ri-ionsibiliiy under which we nre acting, resieeifully submit (he following protest tiKiiiust the bill admitting California as a Suite into this Union, and request that it mnv be entered unon the iouriml of the Senate. We feel that it is not euoiifdi lo have resisted in debute ulone, a bill so fraught with mischief to WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21,1850. Banking. We staled in our former niticle, called out by the re-th.rt of ihr Constitution! Convention Commit tee. ih it the abolition of all bnukiil would great V reduce the puce of laud and personal pnqNTty, and be a tireat Leo lit to lite mass of the people. t'i. Ntmparni. Nodoubt at all ubottt the tint pnHsiiiou. Hani money aloue onld (really reduce the value of all kinds ot ppqierty. But would it reduce oar debtit Would thtise who h;ipn Ui owe a given sum of money for fauns Su:t bo beiieliiieilT On the contrary, would not thousand, am) tens of thousands be mbtoiWft RUIN-RIH The rich mun, who hoMfconds, mites, mortgages, &c. for dollnra nnd cents, would sutler mo reduction. On the contrary, he Co lid enforce his demauda witktmi rrduciton, and then turn round and buy the poor debtor's property nt half prier! Would'nt this be nice! Would'ni this mnke a jubilee for laod aharka. and spec-ulators, and rnpiialists. The asst'rtiou that this prooaed LKofico reform would benefit the niasn if ibe penplc, depends upon whether the mass of the people are rirh, and are oui of debt, and are non nnlnetr$. If the mass of the far mers of Ohio prefer low prices to high, they cmi have them, by jusl voting I ho .ocofocn ticket tliia fall. Thut " benefit " will bo sure to nniie. AdmUtttoii or Uilirornlu. In the Senate those who voted for the bill weret Messrs. Buldwin, Beil, Bmton, Bradbury, Blight, Cass, Chase, Coor, Davis of Mnitarhuselts, li km-son, Do.lue of Wiwn-in, Dodpe ot Iowa. IhHiglas, Kwiug. I -Mi. (ireeue. Mile, H.imlin. HoMtton, Miller, Nnrris, Tht lM, Swtinl. hielila, Smith, Sprmanee, Hiur-geon, t miertKwd, Uplmm, Wale. Walker, Winthmp. WhiUomli X, Those who voteil agiiml it: Messrs. Atchimi, Baiuwell, Berrieu, Butler, Clem fiii, Davii of Mi-., Dawson, Ihiwn. Koote, Hunter, King, Mnson, Morton. Trait, Knsk, SebaslUu, Soule, Turuey, Vulee. 1)1. The votes from the shiveholdiug Suite iu Balic Iik at the uayai W whig votes, and fijlten Iocouko vote. Kmni the slave States, Messrs. Benton and Houston were the only locoforo that ventured lo go for the bill: while on the whig side, Measr. Bell, Snruauce, Waleaaud Underwood, all from alave States, voteil for it. The whig vote from Ibe South was etptal-tw divide-1, flMtr for and four attains! it t while Ihe loco- toco vote from the South stood two for it and Jit against it. The hare relerem e to tlie above list and lha tAtetiteut of these fact will carry with ihem their own romuteuis to the American people. It shows which arty is, at Barfs-. In favor of this measure. the Union uud the States which wu represent, the resource of aigument which we possessed, but thut it is also due to ourselves, the people whose inter- cms nave ueen entrusted to our care, una to posterity, which even iu its most distant eeneratioiiH nmy feel it coliaequeuce, to leave iu whatever form may be most solemu and enduring, a memorial of this opposition which we huve made to this measure, and of the rea sons by which wu have been governed, upon the pngea ol a journal, which the Constitution requires to be kept so long as the Senate may have an ex isieuce, we desire to place the reusous iijiou which we are willing to be juugeu uy generations living ana yet to come, lor our opposition to a bill whose consequences nmy be so durable and portentous as to make it an object of deep interest to all who may come alter us. We have dissented trom this bill because it give thu sanction of luw, and thus imparts validity to the unauthorized action of a purtiou of the inhnbitauts of California, by which au odious discrimination is made against the properly of the fifteen slaveliuldiug States ot the Union, who ace thut deprived of that po.-itiou of quality which the Constitution so manifestly desittu. and which constitutes the only suro ami s uple found a uou on which in is union can repose. Becuuse the right of the slaveholdiug States to a common and equal enjoyment of the territory of the i-won na nee n iieieuud, by a system ol measures, whu h without the uuthority of precedent of law or of the Constitution, were manifestly contrived for thut purpose, and which Cultures must sanction and adoot. should this bill become a law. In sanctioning thi sys tem 01 measures, tins uovcrnment win admit, ilmt the iulmhitnntit of its territories, whether ponnaiient or transient, whether lawfully or unlawfully occupying the same may form a State without ihe previous authority of law, without even the partial security of a territorial orituuizatiou formed bv Coiinrens. without any legal ceusu or other efficient evidence of their possesaiug the number ol cilizeus uecessary to authorize the representation which they may claim, without any of those safe-guards about the ballot box which can only be provided by law, and which are necessary 10 ascertain ine true sense or a people. It will ndmit too that Congress having refused to provide a Government except upou Ihe condition of excluding slavery by law, the Executive branch of this Government lnuv ut it own discretion invite such inhabitants to meet in Convention under such rules as it or its agents may pit-acnua, uou 10 term a coutiiiuiion atiectiu not only their own rights but those also of fifteen States of th confederacy, by including territory with thu purpose of excluding ihoae States, from enjoyment, and without regard to the natural fitness of boundary or nuv of tli consideration which should properly determine the mum 01 n oiaie. 11 win also admit thai tlie convention thus called into existence by the Executive may otf nam uy oho, out 01 me minis 01 ine united elates, without the sanction of Contrieas, iu violation not oulv of the plain oroviiious of the Constitution, but of those principles ut obvious projierty which would forbid any act calculated to make thut convention dependent upon it ; und last hut not least, in the series of measures which this Government must adopt and sanction iu passing this bill is the release of the authority of tlie Uni- leu states ny ine hxeculive alone to a Government thu formed, and not presenting even sufficient ere. tleure of in having the assent of a majority of the people fur whom it was designed. With n view of all iheso consideration! the undersigned are constrained to believe tlmt this Government could never be brought to admit a Stale present ine itself under nich circumstan ce if it were not for tin purpose of excluiliuE the noo- pie of the alaveholding States from all opportunity of arming wmi uieir property ill inai territory. oecause to vote lor a mil passed under such circum-taucei would be to aureoto a nrincinle which mav ex clude forever hereafter, as it does now, the Ntatea which we tenresent, from all enjoy men t of the common territory of the Union : a principle which destroy the rights ol their constituents, ihe equality of their rtiates in the confederacy, the equal dignity of those whom they represent a men and citizen! hi the eye of the law, and their equal title to the protection of the Government and the constitution. Because nil the propositions have lieen rejected hirh have been made to attnin either n recocuitinu of the right of the slave holding state to a common enjoyment of all the territory ot the United States, or to a lair division or Ihe territory proposed lo be bn ught in as the State of C a I i torn in. But, Instly we dissent from this bill, and oemuly protest ngainst its passu ge, because in sanctioning mensure so rout raj y to fnrm'T precedents, to obvious (xdicv, to ihe spirit and interest of the Constitution ol the United Ntute tor the purpose of excluding ihe slavehohling States from the territory thu to be erect-mi into a state, this government iu i-H'eet declares that the exclusion of slavery from ibe territory of the Uni ted Slates, j an object m high and iniortnnt as to jus-lily a disregard not only of nil the principles of sound policy, but aim of ihe constitution itself. Against this conclusion we must now and forever protest, as it is destructive of the safety and liberties of Ihose whose right have been committed to our care, fatal to Ihe eace and equality of the States, which we represent, and must lead, if persisted in, to the dissolution of that confederacy iu which theslave holding States have never sought more than equality iu which they will not be content to remain with less. J. M. MASON, v: R.M.T.MUNTKK, V,r"'-A. BUTI.EH, u H. B. BAIINWKI.I., J- C.ra.liim. II I,. Tt llNKY, Tennessee. I' IKK UK SOULE, Louisiana. JEKKKHSUN DAVIS, Mississippi. DAVID H. ATCHISON, Mioonri. JACKSON MOKTON, ( ... D. L. Yl'LKK, ,hnr,,,a-8enatt Chamber, ) ihth, IH.'.O. S The Position of tbe Democracy In Re- lution to the Texas and New Mexico Difficulty. Tho Washington Union is the special organ for the Locofoco party of tbe United States. It was the organ of Mr. Polk. It advocated the annexation of Texas. It advocated and defeuded the Mexican war It takes the same ground with th.- Statesman, the organ of the Ohio Democracy, that Texas is entitled to the whole of the territory in dispute east of the Rio Grande. In n late article it prove conclusively that tlie Polk administration regarded the Texan claim a valid, and that if the people had continued them in power tlie whole of the disputed territory would have been turned -over to Texu and slavery, In a late lengthy article on this subject, the Union the cniet 10 , Blmg (JJ ,jlfl Brument in favor of Texas, so far i with oil x L .. ...... j r , Angutt l.ri HIWourl Elrrtlon. Our latest accounts from St. Louis, by telegmph, are if the Uhh iml. TIihy report that lour W higiandoue Benton Democrat have lieen elected Iu Congress) as lollowi : John K. Daiby. Whig, lint di.irict. Gilchrist I'm tel. Whig, aevnnd district. .lohn G. Miller, Whig, third district. Charles E Bowman, Whig, fourth district. John S. Thelpa, Benton Democrat, fifth district. Tha returns for member of the legislature are not all iu. So far as rereiwd. the report says that llu W higs, VX Benton Demornttl, and J'J Bllti- Benton Democrat, have been elwd (I AW. Intti. A gain of four member of Congress, and one UuiU d States Senator, milking a uetl ditlrrence of ttn, will do very well for one State. It make a very fair start for a new Congres. Not Bad We lake u thai tha following is gud hit. At all event it rf'ita us tint way. Wa clip it from lha Southern Press t Wa do not ea that Mr. Clay, iu hi Northern tour, M kissing aa heretofore the cpiwiIs of women thai flock lo at him. Wa auppoa ba i sick of trnm-hunnf ((.'orreauooden e ol th Journal.) C'eHgreawlasMl mmA ilslatlve NowtwuUs) Pr( lelanodlBK the laane, Pikrton, Aug. Kith, 1H6D, Ma. Roituh: 1 had thought that ere this I would have sent ynu a few inklings of tho savings and doiitgi by the wuy-iide, of some of the people iu politics, and other thing iu this county and Congressional District We have not at yet held our district convention lor the purpose of nominating a candidate to represent us in the next Congress but will hold il, as doubtless ere this you nreaWHia.ou thc'Jihh inst.,ut this place. This Congressional District is composed, as you will remem ber, of the counties of Kims, Pike, Jackson, Sciuto and Adams, and is now represented by Gen. John L. Tay lor, aud who ia now a cundidate again before (he peo ple for nomination lo the same office- Whoever gets tlie nomination by tlie Whigs in thii district will doubt less be elected if the other couuties iloas well u usu al, Ihcre- ia no mistake a I wilt this. There Is no county in the Statu that the Whig can count upon with as much certniuiy as iu what ihe vote will Ih, as thut of the county of Piki Our representative district lor the State Legislature is composed of Ibis and Adam county a bail chance for a Whig to be elected; but nevertheless, we will have a candidate in tbe field, aud I fuel confident that, notwithstanding there is usually some four hundred Democratic majority iu thia Legislative district, if the Democratic nomine) will make Ibe real issue, which the leading inrmber of that pirly inculcated in the Constitutional Convention at Columbus, he will be defeated iu this district at thu coming election! but he will not dare to do o. Lei any limn, be he who he may, go before ihe peoplo of thia district, with the un disKUiM-d doctrine which Ihe majority of that parly seek to engraft into the new C nslitutioii and force upou the eople of tha Slate of Ohio, in relation lo the banking ayatein, aud he is at once deleuted. Let him go forth, and say lo tlie people, in the simple and plain lunguage thai would be engrafted in Ihe Constitution, if it were lo ims in tho way they desire il to pas, that he it opposed to any, aud all banking whatever, and i in favor of a clause in the new Coutilutioii which wi prohibit forever auy banking in Ohio, he will, like ihe old fanner's pig, at the meeting of tbe next Legislature come up missing. Bui now, Mr. Editor, let me any 10 you, uetoro tin y (tlie Loco) make any nomination in this district, that he nominee will uoi any that lie It in liivor ol, or op- d to banks; but will say, a usually they do s Polk government wa concerned, aa follows. We ask a careful reading of it : A to the civil government on which Mr. Webster lays so much itreii, we humbly conceive that it has no effect in depriving: (be State of Texas of the "pos session " of Santa Fe, obtained for her by the army of the United States. That government, as Mr. Webiter now admits, wa demanded by extreme necessity. It derived lie validity, not trom the legislature ol the nation, nut from the authority of .lame K. Polk, ui commander- in-chief of the urmy of the United Stales an authority which he never pretended he had a right to exercise except when hostilities were pending. Mr. Polk's authority, as commander-in-chief, gave validity to that government, and Mr. Polk, by virtue of tho same uf-ce, could withdraw that validity, and destroy it. But did he so? Did he take from it the power to hold "possession" of territory! And, above all, did he take from it the power to keep "possession" of Santa Fe, adverse to the claim of Texas f To all these questions we answer emphatically iu tho affirmative. Mr. Polk did take from tho provisional government of Santa Fe the right to hold "possession" of the territory; and he did most expressly torhid (he military officers stationed at Santa Fe to maintain auy ' possession" adverse to (hat of Texas. The creator destroyed its creature; und it is now too late for Mr. Webster to attempt to resuscitate it remain, and give it an active and efficient itality. During the Mexican war, Ihe governor ot Texas inquired of Mr. Polk as to the provisional government in New Mexico, in February, 1847, Mr. Polk said in reply : It IS MKIUI.V SUCH auovkhnnknt as must kxist, UMUKR THE LAWS Of PATI0HS AND Or WAR, TO PKKStRVE ORDKR AND PROTECT TUB RIGHTS OF Till; INHABITANTS, AM) WILL CKAAK ON THE CONCLUSION OV A TRKATT OP PEACE WITH MEXICO." Here was a direct pledge from the very man whose authority established the temporary government of Mania re, thai it should cease on the conclusion ol a treaty of peace with Mexico. But this is not all. On the l'Jth of October, 1848, after that treaty teas concluded, Marey sent instructions to the military governor at Santa Fe, from which we make the following extract: " lu regard lo thut part ot what the Mexicans called New Mexico, lying eust of the Rio Grande, the civil authority which Texas has established or may establish there is to be respected, and in no manner whatever interfered with by the military force iu that de partment, otherwise thuii to leud aid on proper occasions in sustaining it." Thus wits the " possession " of the Santa Fe country directly aud positively transferred to the authorities of L-xaa. And thus we leave this subject for the present. What excuse can be urged in favor of Secretary Mar ey' order to the troop, not only not to hinder, but to assist the Texan in their seizure of this territory, except thut the ailuiiuistrutiuii thought the Territory iu dispute belouged to Texas. It they had any other idea. was it proper Ut issue an order for our troops to assist Texas in usurpation f There is a view of this subject that we desire to present, which, to our mind, hus some peculiar interest, It will be remembered that, prior to, and during the war, the cry of the government and its minions all over the laud was, that Texan owned all the Bio Grande, as she hod claimed in her constitution ; thut by annex ation we got all lo that river; that wu were bound to protect Texas iu all to that river. It will be remem-hered that the pompous announcement was made that, " American blood was thed on American soil," and that we must light Mexico because she presumed to tend an uniied force oast nt that river. There wa no ditinc tiou any where niude at thai time between the upper and lower part ol tbe river. We challengn tlie pn dticiiou of auy newspaper or public speech, that made any distinction between the upper or lower part there of. This was so far as the outside public wa concerned. But those in power, Mr. Polk aud hi cabinet, knew thou a welt aa the mas of people know now, that Texu had no pretence of claim to the upper Rio Grande. They know that territory had always belong ed to New Mexico, and that the Texan never set foot on an inch of it except as prisoner of war. Knowing all this, the developments of late years huve shown that Mr, Polk authorized Mr. Black to pay Mexico some jive millions of dollars for all east of the Rio Grande! The despatch lo Mr. Black directly admitted that Texas had uo valid claim to (hat territory. It admitted away all the present case so far as Texu i concerned, because if Toxus had no valid claim in 184(1, when this ilfer was made, it clearly ha none now. True, the government claims it, because, since then, the tame gov ernment ha insisted ou the right of Texa. But I hi, hough it would stop the mouths of Polk or Co., did not really strengthen und assist their right, The point to which we wish to direct attention is, that Secretary Marcy, and the Polk administration, issued an irder to the United States troops, to give the country iu dispute up to Texas, to " ASSIST " Texas in taking possession of the same, when this same government bad admitted in tho despatch to Mr. Black that Texa really hod no valid claims there. Now what caii be said in h fence of this f What hus the Statesman or his man " Randolph " gut to say about it ! I there any other possible excuse except that SLAVERY rRtlrAGAND I NTS wanted ihe territory, and the Locofoco party were willing to give it to them 1 It was ki.own that slavery was abolished there by the laws of Mexico, It wu suspected that the inhabitants there were not desirous for tlie return of the curse. But it wa known thai Texas had established slavery, aud if the territory could be attached lo that Stale the slave propagandists would thus gain so much new territory. Il wot palpably a base pandering to the slave jw-It was au attempt to biko that which was admit ted to be New Mexico, and free territory, nud convert it into slave territory. It was saying to slavery, W admit you do not own an inch of this laud. But you want it for slavery. Lead ou your forces. H, with the troops of the United Slate will LEND AID in transferring all the territory east of the Rio Grande lo vou ! If there is any one act of political treachery ba ser thai) this, then we have not seen it. Yet it is The Knickerbocker, For August, has been on our table for some days, und we Hud this universal favorite just as tine ami juicy ns usual. The table of contents it rich aud varied. But the table to which we always seat ourtelf first, und here we enjoy ourself the best is, the " gossip with readers and correspondents' There is a raciness, u piquancy, a flow of keen wit, mingled with touches of true puthus, thut make up the greatest charm of the page of Old Knick to us. We will give our readers a few extracts from ibis pari men t. Greatlv entertained tonicht. sitting under the arbor ou ihe shore at Rockaway, listening to tbe. ever-sound ing waves, ana watching them as tney uroKe, trom long Hues of dark-green into tumbling masses of whitest foam greatly entertained, at hearing a friend describe perky little man, whom tie had met me day be lore the stage coach coming from Jamaica; 'a nuipy-look- ing, dapper little chap,' he said, ' who was getting out n to gel out ol toe snop. , natty' stylo; his whiskeis mheld bv the Democruuv at Washington, It is mi held by the Ohio Statesman, aud by the Locofoco party all over the land. FREEMEN OF OHIO! LOOK AT THIS PICTURE !! IK down in Ihis part "I the Stale, that he is opposed to, aud in favor of it (banking) at the saute time. He will then uo mi to define what kind of a bank he and his ,rtv are in favor of. and before he gli through, he portrays such a system aa no man ever before heard of but bimeH. and that no sane mau would iaae uooai of stock in, unless ha wish lo throw away Ins money. Aud at last, what does it amount to, nnlv that he is opposed to bunking in any practicable form whatever; uid If so, why doe he not say so to tha people at once, and let ihi perplexing question ba forever mil In rest PLUTARCH. i wns (Itemed in a hud been carefully THURSDAY, EVENING, AUGUST 22, IBIiQ. town to get out of the shop, H ry 'natty stylo curled and oiled; and the tie ot hi summer-cravat looked like the crimped edge of an old lady's colliu- an: so prim, so trim, so fixed to stay in that shape, around ihe neck, over that peacock-breast, us if toruv- iie was apparently much elated, for he was going to spend a few days at Rock away. 1 next saw him walking, simpering, solitary and alone, along the noble uzza oi tue 'raviimn, pausing occasionally under cover of au intervening column in dust ott untight pa ui-leather boots with his (incket-'kerchief j then I met m down here, bis cravat iu perfect preservation, and not a bair disturbed ; aud while the surf was rumbling, swashing, aud crashing at our feet, he opened his mouth uud spake, brushing nil smalt-rimmd beaver inean- winie : 'fine view, oir: seu pleasant; town not; can ou tell me, Sir,' said he, iu a pause of the mighty roar. and smiling dentist icolly, ' if I am not a little out f ah, humph ; that is, don t you think. Sir, that 1 in n little ta, edvawnteof the season, Sir T Ho wns disgusted ulrea- y. Hock a way was not 'ajam;' there were no peo-1 le like himself there; no birds of his feater for him. cotton to,' No wilt in it, withering non-en ti lies, in 1 hite kid gloves, were there in crowds; and so, before I the dinner-bell rang, he was away from Rockaway, polling back to the ' dingy, dieviug town.' ' A friend in Pennsylvania, (who must remember his promise,) writes: 1 heard of a new Bible-reading, in Sunday-school not long since, which somewhat amus ed me. One of the little urchins, after readiug the admonition to love the Lord with all lite ' heart, mind aud strength,' etc.., continued: 'This is a first-rats commandment, and the second is like unto it: Thou shult lovo thy neighbor ns thyself." The boy's version is not so bad, alter all.' Revived a good many pleasant memories to-day, ut wulk along the Crotou aqueduct, to the charming Sunnviide' of Geopphy Crayon. Along where we once so often walked on the same agreeable errand, there have lately sprung up two orthrtw paper vilhiges on bare ground ; ' Deerman,' with it lots fenced in, like new and tenant less grave-yards, invites io speculation and 'independent fortunes' therefrom; all it re tires at present to mukeil an eligible place lor summer sidence is a few trees and some houses, ' AblniUlord' another village, of similar pretensions. There will soon be a house in it, and in the course of several years, not sooner, there will be trees in it, ot a considerable Re, with more more or lest shade from tbe branches thereof. We found farmers mowing iu the aqueduct in several places where it runt turougit meadows ; mow ing its sleep slopes to the very top. ' Old Knick.' went own tlie grassy declivity, and asked permission ol a farmer, a 'nobleman of nature to mow a little. The favor wan readily granted. With the memory of a recent achievement iu the tame kind freshly in mind, tlie jotter-down hereof addressed himself to the pleasura ble task; tint whelting ott the scythe, 'from fleet to i int, uner tue approved manner oi inai preparatory xercise, and theu straddling forth to the mowing. Af ter a few vigorous cuts with ihe scythe, we becume aware of some doubt in the mind of the gentleman whose instrument we were, as wo fancied, very dex lerously wielding. His first words mortified u. We were doing our best. We looked lor encouragement: we may say, indeed, that we fully exiected applause, or we bethought us ol our recent triumph over tnb- irn incredulity iu tbe ijeighuoriioodni wabiiinuton 's head-quarters, iu ihe Tappaatt valley. Judge theu what must have been our surprise to bear these words, ut tered iu a tone winch was scarcely less ungrateful than the language which conveyed the expression or Iht idea by articulate sounds:' ' Vim don't know nothiit bout mowiu ! We thought we must have mi scon ceived the observation, and said: ' Isn't that cut closet' i oh don t ki ow uothm about mowtii ! was now re peated, ill language too plain to be misunderstood; srt in, you cut dust enougli; too ciust, il any luiug; tu our style o mowin , in these parts, we don t generally care to slice the sloues orl like n cowcumber. Pow can't mow. Fust nlare. von stand too fur off. You'd break your back iu an hour, that way o' mowin. You don t come up to your work ; why don't you come ui to your work V Come up to our vork .' ' marry, come We went out of that meadow, nfter these uncnll- for remarks, with u very inditfVrent opiuion of the style ol mowing in that ueigutHirboou. Wcdidu i com ment uuKmdiy in if in their style oi mowing, aitnoiiuii n was essentially different from ours; then why should y so flippantly criticise oursi We did our best, ir our manner. We lei t the rows ot sweet-scented hay ks. Ihe loaded liav-wasons.the horses switching (heir mils and muuehing the new-cut grass, with a feeling of sincere regret thai mere envy of so simple a thing as lint ol a superior style ol cutting gnui Willi n icytlie hould be permitted to embitter the thoughts of the wo bu"bauduieti, who, for some reason or other, we nc led to be sneeringly jocose between themselves as e rauie away. We lulerml so, 'I nun a remark they made 'Guess he thought he could mow be teemtd Still, we may have done them in. justice. Wo hud many delightful things to remember, a we came away in mi Bunnyside, by the dusty ami noisy notiami ttiver ifaiinmd, ine next mot mug; a protracted silting, witn our host, and olher like agreeable persons, with much memorable discourse; a pleasant sleep in the 'spare room' for a spare man, interrupted only byavist.inthe lend waste and middle of the night from the ghost ITIuMkiiitfuui Comity' Nominations. The Convention of tho Whigs of Muskingum county, on Monday last, itominuted the following ticket : Representative, William Morgan, of Union ; Auditor, Richard I. Peach, of Wayne ; Recorder, Joseph P. Hustoit, of Springfield ; Commissioner, Jamet Carues, of Highland ; County Surveyor, Joseph Fisher, of Madison t Infirmary Director, James Helmick, of Falls; Coroner, James Caldwell, of Zunesville. The Zaueivillo Courier, speaking of this subject, says: The ticket put in nomination yesterday by tbe Whig Convention will be found iu another column. We consider il a most excellent ticket. We do not know of one singlu objection that can be urged against any one of the candidates. Messrs, Peach, Fislter, Helmick, and Caldwell, have all heretoliire orved the people of thia county, in the respective offices for which they are now candidates. Their re-iioiiiiuaiiou with such unparalleled unanimity is conclusive evidence that the people are satisfied of their capacity; ami renders it unnecessary for us to say anything in tin- way of commendation ot those gentlemen. Their official course heretofore, ,steakt louder in 4 heir praise, ihan any eulogy we might be able to write. We have noticed some discussion among ihe whigs of that sterling whig county aboul ihe manner of uuiii inutiug candidates. The Convention voted down by large majority, a proposition to change the present system. We trust our friends then will acquiesce in this decision: Muskingum has done herself, and the State honor, by her selection of public officers heretofore: and the system that has brought out sveh men cannot be very detective. We have uo choice in plain. When one is adopted we trust all good whigs will unite iu support of the nominees, and give them au old fashioned Muskingum majority. Of course no Muskingum whig will permit his partiality fir any particular plan to influence his action and his vole fur the nomination when once made. They arc too true for that. 3! Itlorifiiii County. The little siripliug that doos the black-ballii g of the Morgan Chronicle, implore his lord ami master, the cx-c hairitiNii Summedary, to let him know if "Bnscom of the Journal" hasn't been corresponding with his old whig friends iu that county, lu his simplicity he says this is rumored -' If we remember aright, the States man congratulated iisell a few days since, ou the glorious pnnpect of a quarrel among the Morgan Whigs, beciiuu) some of liiem hud expressed themselves nppo- d to lawyers, 4c. Wu told our Galphiu neighbor lieu thai he wo cackling too soon, aud that the intel ligence of the Morgan Whig wa too well tried and itowit to gel up a quarrel on tins subject. The result hniihowu our correctness. The WhigConveiition was well atteuded. At least nine-tenths of the delegates were farmers or mechanics, aud of the 104 votes cast, ghty of them were cust for attorneys, and our friend ompkins hail a h indsome majority on the first ballot. We have ttumped it over the hills of Murguu with ompkins for ten years, and we know the kind of ituff ho ia made of. The Locofoco of Morgan coiiuiy know and fear It too. Hence this howl. They know their mm. Ihey know that 1 ompkins will be elected, ud they are looking about to try aud find out who threw that last brick-bat ! We can tell ibis uneasy Chronicle man was the Whig party down the, e. They don't re tire any "orders." They huve fought for years, aud have brought the Whig party from a minority of six or seven hundred, up to a majority, aud they intend to keep there! We know all aboul those digging. We know thut thu Locofoco purty there, is always active, always efficient, alwavs ou hand. But we know another thing, orth two o( it. The Whig party there it a little more to! We hope our young friends ot the Chronicle will try tnd get some satisfaction from Mcdury's answer. Aud peciully, we hop,, they will console themselves with e assurance that the W higs every where are nomina ting their very best men. They know that ulready, and that is what trouble them. If it will be any at- ifoction, we will say that " Ba'cuin of the Journal " advise them to do it. Aud while we are about this subject, w will, just for information, ask (he Chronicle men W HEN they intend Ut publish the hard money resolution of the 4th of July Convention of the Ohio Locofocos. Wr hope you do not desire lo swindle the fanners of Mor- iin couuly into the support of hard money meusuies L.raint their wish. We know you dread this issn: We know the Locofoco ol Morg.ui DARE NOT place hem selves before the pooplu ou the issue made by the i.irty in this State. It will be paed over iu silence. k! when il will miswer, it will be denied that any such sue i mode. But we think thia dodging will not savo them. We know that Tompkins ami the other Whig speakers there will visit every township, and ia! this subject will not be forgotten. We need bard- say to our friends there, and all over the State, that hard moucy issue should be presented, and tu ged everywhere' Push it upon then. Compel them to mcui It will crush them if they do. It should cnn.li them they don't. the if t Exposition of Democratic Principle, The Gal ih in editor round the corner has scolded so much, one way and the oilier, about Texas affairs, that we huve endeavored to draw him out and make him shite his opiuion whether Texa really is entitled to all the territory she claims. Silence on his part having become impossible, and a declaration of principles m cessary, he has at length given tha public a full und lear exiNtsition of the whole matter, according to tlie principle of the Democratic party. Who can despair if the republic, when tlioaa who assume to lead punu opiuiou in the treat Democratic party ore so ready take a ualriolic stand, and maintain me ngtii at nil haranlsl We hardly feel able in an adequate maimer to congratulate that great and courageous party Uon its great and courageous organ, wo append iiiearitch iu full, in order that Democrat con know where tin aland. Any Democrat, wishing to know ihe senti ment of his party, can here find them set forth length, in au editorial of the party organ: " In a bad fix. Ihe Journal leems to think thut ine new Administration caunot gut along on ihe Texas affair unless we aid it with ear opinions! The Journal had as welliita Us own coons ! We will be in at thu lentli. and take a turn at aiMa " hutet! i hat is quitn a much as ought tu buaskeu of h 'Statesman. Oh, Granny Galphin! Belmont Counlf Whig Ticket. Representative, Archibald C. Ramage. Auditor, David Allen, Sheriff, J sines M. Couaughy, Recorder, Jos, P. Aiick, Surveyor, Charles Da Una, Commissioner, Swan C Vance, Co. Infirmary, John Phillips. The Belmont Chronicle says the Couveiitiou wa very fully atteuded, and thai the nominations are all of them "lit to be made" 1 ha tee ling mamiestad clearly indicates that tha whola Whig ticket will be elected this fall. Of this we have no doubt The resolutions adopted were excellent, and placed the issue between the parties where it will he under stood. The hard money humbug hndt no favor there. if the ludy who 'died of love and green apples' iu the old Van 1 asski. mansion, etc.; but our pleasant remi niscence were internipli'd, unit our feelings ' hurt, by tlie siigiiiing remarks ol those lurryiowiiianner. Agriculture can never reach any great perfection, we fear, along the line of the Crotou ao deduct, between Dohh ins terry and 'auiiiiysideiJottngo. (he larmera are too conceited too much wedded to old observances. We country doctors writes a friend, 'have to be enlists as well druggist. Our saddle-bag are our shops, and the .urnkey a daily weapon. A few days ago a hearty young woman called, with another like h r, and asked me to pull a tooth, which with much reluctance I did. nud with less reluctance took the usu al fee of twenty-live cents. Her companion, pleased with the oiternlinn, said shu had atooiiiinaiomenme bed, and she would like to have it out now. I told her she hud heller, wait till it iiclmd again ; but she said no ; she would have it pulled : and to 1 too, it out. nim promised to call soon and bring the pay, as she did not xtwet to have her tooth drawn when site came, and die wa not prepared with the 'quarter So, a day ir two alter, she called and offered me half a dollar ; but fortunately 1 hail no change, and she said it mode uouiitereucc, lor 1 con id jiisi iaae u out in puinngau other tooth, which she knew would ache, and she would a great deal rather have them pulled helore they hail i chance to ache, oo l look mil another, aim mauo im bailee !" Wasu'i that girl a philosophre, aud wouldn't she niakencapital martyr f Very Like a llumbiiK We have received "The People's Platform," pub lished by B. II. Mkakinoi, soulh-wesl corner of Wal nut and Fifth street., Cincinnati. Circulation luO.UUO Tho said " 1'latform " is devoted entirely to the praise of " Bull's Improved SartaparUla." This is a very pleasant and very innocent kind of amusement, no doubt, and wo should be far from meddling therewith if we had not found, in looking over the M Uniform, sundry urticles from the " Ohio State Journal," speakiug in high terms of said wonderful medicine. Now, be it known to all tho world, that aaid laudatory notice were written by the aaid Meaking him self, and published in the Journal, before our eounex ion therewith, as adttrtitments, and by aaid Meakmgi Itaid for a such. This Sarsaparilln may be very won- derfut, but we beg the public to remember thai we have never tasted or sine lied the article, nor du we know of any body who has, and we beg of the dear public not to buy it on the strength of ear recommend Wa presume ihe other very laudatory notice were procured iu the aame way. Thia may all be very honeit nud proper, bill it looks like humbug, and some folks don't hesitate tu call it a tinnier uame. A Soul horn l oiifMlcmoy. Vague rumors about au effort to form a southern con fedoraoy are floating about, which possibly have omo meaning in them. Il wns it n led that Gen. Lopux had submitted to Gen. Houston a plan for a southern nation having its capital at Mexico, and embrariug Ibe south ern States, and all the Mexican territory. This Houi- ton denies, but still it is represented that such a pli was submitted to him by somebody, and Hint tlie hick on Cuba was die lint development of ihe plan, that u second is now brewing, and that the General Government ere in possession of the facta. These are stirring times, and we shaU ce what we shall st Ueiud of lletiltli. Below we give the dailv reports of the Board of Health for the three days past : Tuesday, Aug. 20, 11 o'clock A. M. First WirdOiio death Joseph 0. Brock en ridge, aged 40 yours; residence Water street near Mulberry alley, not cholera. Second Ward Two death Hannibal, aged C year, Ann, agi"d 4 year, children of John Onrter, colored, both of cholera. Third Ward One death Florence A. ,aged 3 year, daughter of W. W. Gould; residence Front street near Rich, not cholera. Fourth Ward Twodeaths Patieuce, wife of Franklin Field, aged US years, resid nee Fifih street, near Mound; and Mary June, colored, nged 35 yeurs residence Mound between Third aud Fourth streets, both of cholera. Fifth Ward Two deaths George Reil. aged 23 yours, residence corner of Scioto aud 8otith street ami John Hershinon, aged 7 yea s, residence South Public Lane near Fifth street, both of cholera. Eight deaths, six of which are of cholera. Wednesday Aug.Sl, 1 8 .00, II A. M. First Ward One death John, infant son of Timothy Reordon, aged two weeks, residence Long street, near State avenue not cholera. Second Ward Two deaths Joshua Higginbotham, aged 35 years, residence Broad alreet, near Frontof cholera; and Andrew, sou of John Carter, colored, nged 10 years, residence Fourth street, near Guy of cholera. Third Ward One d on ill William, son of David Davis, aged 18 mouths, residence Thud street, near Town not cholera. Fourth WardOnti death Lydia Sergeant, aged 33, residence Friend street, beteen S- ioto and Water not cholera. Fifth Ward Two deaths Widow Rebecca Hall, aged about 35, residence corner :td and South tr.eeti, of cholera ; Ann Stiem , aged 37, residence South street, near Scioto, of cholera. deuths, 4 of which are of cholera. Tiiursdat, August 22, 11 A. M. First Ward. Thn-e deaths Eunice 8., wife of El liot B. Armstrong, aged (J2 years, reside uce High st., near Long ; Either E. Van Brunt, aged 2.0 years, and Nathaniel Van Brunt, aged 2 years, residence of bolh High street, near Wesley Chapel all of cholera. Second Ward. No deaths. Third Ward. Two deaths Cynthia, wife of M. Gooding, aged 42 years, residence corner of Front si. I Sugar alloy, of cholera. Kbeiic.er Burn is, uged 8 mouths, residence Fourth street, neur Rich street not ilera. Fourth Ward No duutl.s. Fifth Ward. No deaths. Five deaths, four of which are of cholera. G. B. HARVEY, 1 I. DAIION, Board of Health. W.W. POLLARD, Gen. Lop or, through the Now York Herald, denies thai he it engaged in any plau for tho dismemberment of tho Union, and the establishment of a southern confederacy.tTF" A son of Eliat Wagner, in Darke oounty, hung himself on the llth inst., aud a sou of Joshua Cloyd, in the tame neighborhood, bung himself on the Pith. No causa known. PlityliiK on the I'lnno. How a pHii.Anit.PHiA Ladt did it. In a book tied "Georgia Scenes, Chraclerand Incident," Miss Crumf, a young lady educated at rtuladelphia, aud highly accum pi idled, is represented at a party where, after many solicitations and aimlogiea, she seated her- telf at the piano, rocked to the right, then to the leit leaned forward, then backward, aud begun. She pla ced her right hand about midway ou the key, and her left annul two ortaves below ibem. Hlie now put on the riilit to a brisk canter upon ibe treble notes, ami ior lelt after it- The fell iheu led ihe way back, and the right pursued in a like manner. The right turned and repeated ita movement, but the left outrun it this time, hopp d over ii and iiiiug u entirely on me track. It came again, however, behind the left in turn, and tiewed it in the same style. They now became highly incensed at each other, and met hirioodyon the middle ground. Here a most awful con Hid ensued for a short mce, when tbe ngttt wnipiied on all ol a sudden, I thought, fairly vanquished ; but 1 wua In error against what Jack Kaudoipit rauimns ua " fallen bark In a stronger position." Il had mounted up two back keys, and commenced the note of a rattlesnake. This had a wonderful effect upon the lelt, and placed the doctrine of snake charming beyond dispute. The left rushed U ward it reiteatt-tlly, but seemed invariably punir struc when it came within six keys of it, nnd a invariably retired witn a iremeuuou mar tinwu ine bus keys continued its assaults, sometime by a zigrair through but all it attempt lu dislodge: the right from iis strong hold proved ineiiectuai. Any one, or rather no one, can imagine what kind of noise the piano made du ring the & inflict. Certain it is that no man can describe them, and therefma I shall not attempt il. The battle ended, Miss Augusta moved a (hough she would have risen, but this was protested against by a numlmr of voice at once. " One oug, my dear Augusta," said Mrs. Small ; " you must sing that sweet little French air you used in sing in I hiladeiphia, and which Madam I'lggisqueakl was so loml ol. Mis Aiigusin looked pititully ai her mamma, and tier inammu looaed " smi at Miss Augusta t accordingly she squared herself j a song. Nlie brought her hand into a eapus thia lime in tine style, and thuy seemed to lie perfectly reconcile! to each oilier, then commenced a ainu oi coiioouv the right whitermg treble very softly, and left respon ding bass very loudly. The conference had been kept up until 1 began to d sire a change of tlie sulnec t, when my ear caught, md lincily, some very curious sound, which appeared proceed from the lips of Mis Augusta; they appeared tu be a comiMtund of a dry cough, a grunt, a hiccough and a whisHr; ami they were Introduced, il amtear u me, aa interpreter between tbe rtgitt and let!. Thing had progressed in this way lor about ine spun of fifteen et ouds, when I happened to direct my at tention to Mr. Jenkins, Trom rhiladclphia. inse wsrs chwed. his head swung antroftillv from side idfl. a beam of heavenlv comiilaceitev rested on 1 countenance, and hi whole manner gave irresistible demonstration that Mi Crumbs music imn mam him lent mimmI ll m-r. 1 hail lull turned fro III 111 cuntempl.it ion of Mr. Jenkins' lransm io see wheth er I could extract imm tho wrtormanco auyimng intelligible, when Miss Crumb made a tlv-cati hiltg gr.ili at hall adoeu keys in a row, and the same instant she leu bed a long dung mil re r crow, n m nv. sinn of which the grappled a many key wuh th This ramn nvwr Jenkins like a warm b.ilh, and me like a rack of bantttoo briars. My nerve hail mil recovered from the slim k when Mis- Augusla repeated thn mnvninetit aecnmntitivillg it With lite aqlietil ot B pinched cat. This threw me into an ague-lit, but from reaped to ihe performer, I " maintained my position. Ni,M iwrnt n,.l third uniin with Iht right, nnd at tli same time raised one ol Ihe ntosl unearth') howls that evar isaiiml fniiii ihe throat of a human hemg. 1 hi seemed the signal for universal upmarnitu uraiiwii. She now threw away all reserve, and charged the pr ano will) her whole force. She boxed il. she ciawl il. she aernned il. Her neck vein swelled, her Hew no. her face flushed, her eyes alared, her botx.ni heaved t she screamed, she howled, she yelled, si cackled, nnd was tn the act of dwelling upou the note oi a Screech uwt wnen i mo ui mix - and m.hn.1 mt of the room. " OmtdlUt! " Said B V slander, " if this be her singing what must be her cry ing'" Telegraphic Dispatches. I From the Knickerbocker Kditor'i Table. ' I will send vou ooli av an obliging friend, 'a nut that I think is woith cracking, even at your 'Table I here never yet was found a shrivelled kernel, or a draught of lees Ah, dear Sir. all taste are Hot alike : I d we feel always, when reading the proof, dieets of its department of the Ksickkrho kkb, that there are iiny men ot many mind be lore whom our uuore- ed noted prattle will come with more or less accept ance; that one will 'p'shaw!' at this, while another may smile ut that that what has made us laugh may iave uo such eneci upou too risible oi auotlteri and nat what brought ihe water lo our own eye may wraps seem maw tish to tunny a re ider. But there is one thing to which wu shall always bu indifferent; aud at is, Hie censure or disapprobation ot those who e-lew The Common. Why. bless von r heart. 4 lhu com mon' c oust i lutes more Ihan half the true poetry of life. It is a common thing which we are doing uow, for instancean everyday thing, in foci ; liiiiugthissumuier morning with Lrtdy Kxui.oti the back-piaza. over hung with srape-vin'K, iuuiervious to ihe light less un uieir onmd leaves tiniu the thn Clustering bunch-of the luscious 'Isabella' which nmluselv overrun tbe wire-trellis, ovnu lieyond the lops of tlie third .story lttuowi; looKing ai ine two ieacn trees beudmg to io ground with their autumn-nnimise: eve-seleclimr from a goodly variety the flower which shall adorn the button-hole when wo go down town ; reading the while the morning Tribune ur ' Courier' daily mutual, he re breakfast, with n Lime dove looking over our in.iuer, cooing mua 'speculating:' tlie least ol Ibe wee folk' toddling with her nurse along the flower- Mtnler below, answering the morning alutn'ion nf nc, nine Hi'iiun ihi Biaiers iroiu me piazza; now an lit is sufficiently comuiou, 'Gracious knows;' but it su'l without its interest to us, 'any how if 'tit ' com mon. Au entertaining Philadelphia coricsondeui mentions good retort which lie once inude noon an acquaint ance whoso wont it wa to go around the city ' sherry- iiHiieniiig oi a summer morning, and who in win-r was often for a week at a time m a ' state of whi. eypuuclmieti: He Wu once very engrv willt me 1 aaid lo him one murmug: 'I'm going to make a raise ' aonn. and a you are to be the mean, for civil ity s ake I 11 tell you altoiit il, though it' not essen tial ' Well growled my friend, 'how isilT' Whv intend gelling your life msund tor ten thousand dol- i. uud tit. ii making you a prevent of htty dollar' Worlb of whiskey! You II drink yourself to death iu six week ! ' You never saw a ' madder ' man Ah, but vou haven't bean I thai the tmi'eesnf Grace Church are building a chattel for Ihe poor, where you rati gn every oumiuy and near preaching for nothing.' ion wu sain u a uegro-D irner ny a poinnou new- orker, whom he held at that lime bv ihe uose. 1 Oh. that's it, i it f replied Ccrrxt ; ilsa poor church, is it f Then I s'poae they'll have a pour Gon there, a poor Savioub, ami a poor heiiven: praps a poor hell ! ' i in-m wua 111 any tiling more said on enner tiue. n dangerous to lalk ram b while you are hemg shaved. ou may get cut. If Prof. Grant's theory it true, we with It might please I'mvidcnce to let tlie nigg'Ts tail grow out gam ami send em back among the monkey. They ve ;ept Congress hard at work at nothing for nearly ait mouths. Tlie following anecdote i related in a foreign iour- ital. A medical student of Berlin felt deeply in love with the daughter of the lady at whose house he lodged ; hi passion wa warmly relumed, and tlie lover wore eternal fidelity and entered into a promise to marry, uui mere wa an insurmountable barrier to their union, iu the fact of the lady being a protest ant Christian, and the gentleman a Jew ; and both professed tfiemsebes no less attached tn their respective faith man ui eacn inner, mis i ne called Hie yuuth lo lire-lau ; and when he hat) heeu there a few day, he re vived a letter from hi mistress couched in the follow- rtg terms: ' 'Mr Dias Fat und: The llffloilun which hare so Ion stood la the wst ol our marrtatfo bar at tetiRih brcn put an Mid to, and by Ibe iMrrvmumi ot your food aniH, as m bar so nltra called jour lailhtul Minna who jrMtardav becaroa ft Jew,' Scarcely had Ihe letter I teen dispatched, when the writer received one from her lover, dated Breslau and tn the following etlecti Mr Dsia Minna t Thu nhsta! which nreaented tteelftoour union, in us union unsw itirrpmtr in our mug-ions faiths, au longer exlsis, and 1 sbsll hasten lu oumpUat our mutual IrUcUy. (Prom the Albany Dutrhma. II uui or. Boy. Ma, isn't Ml Lovelocke a nice lady! isn't sue immgii r Mother Ye. oVf. aim 1. Iltdeid. a verv Hue adv. Buy Aud don't father think a heap of herf dou't lie inoiigu r Mother i e. father, a well a myself, think very ghly of Mi Lovelocke. Uoy Thai's what I thoughl Unlaw when I see him hugging aud kissing her in the front pat ha-. Mother, (springing lo her feel with all the agility ot having presicd her tool on a hot smoothing iron) Your uuiiBr imaging nun a noting .miss utveio fce! Hoy, (iu a bine ol the highest glee) My eye! waiu'l he though I Mother, (dill rartedly) And did she antler him to do such a thing w ithout raising an alarm f Boy, (winking his lelt eye in remarkably cute style) jMi diun i tuner any at all; she jusl hugged and hi ta rn oaca iigain, n sno liked il bvlter nor apple dumpling, covered w ith 'htasc dm. Mother, (wildly hysterical and hysterically wild) Oh ! the mNiu, rat-eved, Pii- uoaed. red -headed fiiht. i hi rniui;iiiua, nowliciou Iniasey I II tear nut her eyes, I wul. I r ail dowu fnintiiiL tears her hair, and kick her hevli mi the rnrjiet, erviug nloiid for a divorce, while ner sun runs ott lor a doctor, and mei-img peppy com ing home, tell him, tn patrnt. tint he, his Impvtul soil iw, wouldn't sin nd iu his hoot for si-mcihmg. and a nine over. I tV W'e are glad In h am that the Greek Slave roll timtes in nt tract un me mu delighted visitor. Nothing can ne more incongruous, we are aware.miauniiyuung like a joke in connection with tins 'ipcrh embodiment il ibe iHNiiitiliilt hut how can we. in ip relating that oue enthusiastic though not highly cultivated ilNt-talnr pmmmmnt H " Ihe best pet e ol mtttnn'worn that ever waa Drought una tnts low it r ifurtmgiem VI.) fret I rest. It must he awlul hot in Host oil The editor of th Bee Briti their devil' fr a lump of lee, but before he reached the top of the stair the ict had all melted, and ins iboes were full of lint waler. Thirty-first Congretts-lirsi Sessiou. Waskihoton, Augiftt 19. Sknatk. Mr. Soulo, from tho committee on Commerce, reported a bill to establish collection district in California. After the consideration of morning busmen, the Fu gitive Slave bill wa taken up. Mr. Mason moved to amend by striking out all at'tor the enacting clause and inserting a substitute tor the entire bill. Mr. Dayton offered au amendment to Mr. Webster's bill. Mr. Cass gave notice that he should propose the amendments a-greed on by the committee of thirteen. Mr. Dayton briefly explained and udvocaled his amendment Sev eral amendment were offered to the Fugitive Slave bill and rejected ; when further conm deration was laid over till to-morrow. Supplemental Census Bill was taken up, House amendments disagreed to, and the Senate then ad journed. Housk. Mr. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, from ths Judicial committee, reported back Senate bill supplemental lo the act for taking seventh census, increasing comjtensation of marshal, &c, and proposing the following: First, strike out the word "with the intention to become permanent citizetis," in the clause tha the enumeration iu California, Utah, New Mexico and Oregon, should include those who left the United States prior to first of last June, aud settled there subsequently After some conversation, the amendment was agreed to yeas 1!)1, nays BO. Another amendment, authorizing the new Secretary of the Interior to extend time for making returns in certain cases, was adopted, and the bill passed, Mr. Sdieuck modified his amendment offered Sat urday, and it was adopted. It appropriated 120,000 for books for members. Mr. Morse offered a resolution providing for the payment of $16,319 to the widow of Zochary Taylor, for his unexpired term; ruled out of order, and tho House shortly after adjourned. The proceedings were characterized by much confusion. Washington, Aug. 20. Ham ati. The Senate took up the bill for establishing a hue of mail steamer between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, and postponed the further consideration until to-morrow. The consideration of the Fugitive Slave bill wa resumed. Mr. Pratt moved lo amend, by adding provisions for payment by the United Stale of value ol escaped slaves not delivered up. Mr. Underwood gave notice of a substitute fur tbe entire bill, which was ordered to be printed ; and the Senate adjourned. Hoiisb. Mr. Thurston, the delegate from Oregon, presented a memorial from thu Legislature of Oregon, praying for a donation of the public land. Referred. House, in committee, took up civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. Various amendment were acted On motion of Mr. Bailey, u was agreed that when the salary of collector of customs is not below $3,500, he shall receive no compensation a tu peri n ten neut of light-house, or ns disbursing agent ; when the committee rose and House ad journed. Washington, August 21. Sknatk. Fugitive Slave bill was taken up. Mr- Dayton Mtbinitted some remark against Mr. Pratt' amendment, making Ihe United States liable for the value of escaped slaves, where evideuce is furnished that such slaves are within the district of a federal officer. Messrs. Atchison, Footn, Pratt, aud Mason, each advocated the ameudmcnt. Mr. D avion rejoined to Mr. Pratt' remarks. Mr. Berrien could not Tote for the aineinliufut; it was, in his opinion, unconstitutional. Tlie United States government ought not, and could not, projterly. be undo responsible for tlie acta of fugitive slave who might have left their oWax-ra, because of lite acts of a lawless mob. " ' Mr, M unit contended it wa the constitutional duty of the federal government to tee Unit fugitive slave were restored. The debute wu continued to nearly 4 o'clock, wbeu, without coming lo a vote, the Senate adjourned. The Housf went into committee of tho whole ou the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. The clause relative to intercourse with foreign nation being under consideration, Mr. McClelland offered an amendment, which was adopted, appropriating $1500 for assistant dragoman to the Secretary of Legaiiou to Turkey. Mr. Bailey moved au amendment, appropriating $18, 000 for outfit for Charge de Affaires lo Portugal, New Grenada and Eipiador. This outfit will be uecessary for new apjmint incut. Mr. McClelland aaid that the committee aud the country are aware that report were in circulation that Mr. C lay, our Charge to Portugal, waa directed to enforce the demands of tbe United States for indemnity ami iu the event of uon compliance, to withdraw aud come home. Since, an arrangement has been entered into, between the Portuguese Minialer and Ihe Secretary of Slate, for the paymeut of ninety odd thousand dollar. The balance of claims, including the General Armstrong, Is to be referred to arbitration. The whole matter was in a train of adjustment. The State Department wants an outfit for a new minister. Mr. Curler bail un idea of sanctioning Ihe removal of foreign minister every thirty day. Mr. Stanton, of Tenn., moved to amend by striking out $18,001) and inserting -'0.000. He understood that the Portuguese Government, in agreeing to settle large portion of our claims, said that it agreed, not because it considered the claim just, but because it wa obliged In yield In force. Mr. MYCIernaud remarked that it was uot absolutely eria'u that Mr. Clay will return home. Mr Stanton resumed. If Mr. Clay doe not return homo, il will not be became the administration prevent hiin. He understood the remaining claim are to be submitted to the arbitration of tlie King of Sweden, and to he conditionally settled, and he should like to know on what authority the gentleman slates that the ate adminiilration blustered in ihi matter and on what authority doe he say a part of our squadron was sent lo Lisbon to intimidate f Idon'tbelievelbatGen. Taylor's administration authorised Ibe Portuguese Government to be Intimidated, or our naval force tn he brought arainst it. 1 know nothing of this matter. have no ntlicial information. I do not go about th De partments in seek information, or court the confidence nf the administration. Mr, Mi Clernntid was aware that a roKrt hod pre vailed that iu the event of Portugal denying payment of the claim a cannonade wa to be tlie consequence. Mr. Steven said he had no doubt tliat th statement w correct. Mr. Stanton of Tennetre, moved to increase ihe cum to$H,000. Hetaidthal it was not hi in ten l ions to represent that this government issued any orders to any portion of our squadron to bombard Portuguese cilia. Tbe late President nid, the omission of the Portuguese government to do justice lo American claimants had now assumed a character so grave and aeiious, that I shall shortly mnke il the subje, t of a special message to Congress, Tlie former Secretary of Stale, however, attopb-d a shorter method. He did not ay that the President ordered a bombardment of Lisbon, but teut thither an intelligent officer tn bluster, and by this means to coerce the Portuguese government. Mr. 8teveits replied lhai he thoii'd submit the ques tion tit Congress. Nothing is farther from tlie idea that a bombardment was threatened. It i decidedlydisclaimed. Mr. 8taubm't amendment to thu amendment wu r The Court House at Jellersoii, A'hiahula cnuuly, was burnt ou Naturday morning last. Tlie records autl files were saved. jecled. The amendment of Mr. Bayly still hring before tbe -ommittee, appropriating au outfit ol $18,U00 for Charge toPmlugal, New Greiiadn, Guatiinla and Equadnr, Mr. McClernand moved to amend by adding a salary and outfit for Charge lo Nit aiauga $;t,000. Agreed to, 71 to 48, and lli amend ni ol Mr. Bayly, thu amen ded, Witt adopted. Amendments were nmde. appr ipriating for city improvement". nd $ 0,0uu for the relief and protection ,if seamen on the western wnb rs. Oilier of le iin-nriance were adopt, d, when the committee nte, aud ihe House adjourned. Washimoton, August 111, 18 .0. There are iinlicaltoits unfavorable in the patttaga of ihe Texas boundary bill iu ihe limine. A small majority is thought to be against il. The committee of investigation in regard In abstraction of letters &c, Iroin the pot olhYe in Ohio, will, it is Mid, irKtrl against Mr. Giddings. ,kw Yoax, August VI. The St. Cbnrle Hotel, iu ihi city, wa Ian night ihe scene of terrible tragedy. A man and womn arrived at Ihe hotel yeslciday from Williamttown, Mat- sachueiis, nd ihey were found thi morning with both their ihrlt cut, in the bed they occupied. Th matter it involved In mystery. The man wa sou of the poatmauer at Whitehall.